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I subbed in a couple of different districts the previous couple of years. I would say the calls were split as far as advance notice goes. Some calls/texts were days or weeks in advance for planned days off and others were early in the morning or th...

When I was subbing in another district it was business casual. Where I am now, it's scrubs. The philosophy behind the scrubs is that it makes us easily identifiable in crowds (outside for fire drill/emergency, in the gymnasium/auditorium, etc). No...

Hey all! I posted here awhile ago, but haven't posted much lately. I was a long term sub last year that got hired full time for this upcoming year. I cover 2 schools: pre-k to 8th, and elementary (2nd-5th). I'm REALLY looking forward to it!

Oh, don't even get me started. I can't figure it out for the life of me.

Me too! But shhhhhhhhh, don't tell the kids I coach! Girls LAX is such a different game than boys LAX. I guess that's why I'm the 'fun' coach and work on fundamentals only. It's like everything else though, fake it till you make it!

Glad to see there are other LAX parents here. My son has been playing for several years now, is in the juniors league and plays D....He loves it. I help coach my daughter's bantam team (the 2nd year for both of us). It's comical as I never played a...

Hey All, I figured I'd throw my hat into the ring as far as introductions go. I've been lurking for over a year, since I started subbing. I now work in an elementary school (and float when needed) and LOVE being a school nurse. I only have a couple ...

Thanks all! And as far as wearing red/pink goes, Fetch is as Fetch does!!

A para asked me to take a child's temp the other day because he "looks like he has a fever". 98.2*F. The best part is that she was ready to take him back after just a temp check. It didn't occur to her that, you know, I may assess further for any ot...

I have a student that takes her pill sandwiched between two mini marshmallows. Mom brought in a little tub of them so she picks out her two marshmallows while I get the pill. She puts it between, smushes them together, pops in her mouth and off she ...

Agreed. It isn't right. It all starts with the person initiating the 9-1-1 call. If they aren't willing to assume care/responsibility for the patient, the cops don't want the liability, EMS doesn't want the liability, so the end of the line is the E...

Generally, yes (about assuming), and I agree. But it's a standard of care for prehospital providers (EMS) to not take refusals from certain demographics. I'm not disagreeing that it's not ideal, but once again it comes down to liability. It sounds ...

Liability. Family was concerned about the amount of alcohol consumed, drunk patient didn't want to go to the hospital. Whose side do they stand on?? Well, there are a few instances where ambulance crews cannot accept a refusal from a patient: ...

Yesterday a boy was sent from recess to the health office because of dog poop on his shoe. Not fresh just-stepped-in stuff, but dried on, only on the bottom, stuck in the grooves, can't remove by wiping stuff. Since the child was there, I did attemp...

BNP 93,000. Alive for about a week longer. Love this thread...great idea!

Congrats on the new title you've earned and the new job! I'm also in my first year of licensure and also work in-patient rehab. Learn your orthopedic precautions, so you know how your patients can and cannot move, turn, position, etc. Co-morbid...

We are grateful for the per diem nurses in our facility. If they didn't fill in the gaps, our workloads would be that much more. So we are thankful and help them in any way that we can whenever they are there.

That's awesome...just snarfed on my coffee. As far as the whole murse/male nurse thing...whatever. Can't sweat the petty stuff. Although just the other day, a family member of a new patient assumed/identified me as the 'orderly', and then proceede...

I sub in the local school district and have been at all levels. In the year I've been subbing, this is what I've discovered: *Being a "people-person" who likes to interact and try to figure things out, I like the 3rd-5th grade the best. The kids ...

B.S in Business Administration, Concentration: Management. I ran a business for about 7 years, but left to raise my family. I'm a volunteer EMT on the side, and love the 'helping others' part of it, so when it was time to re-enter the workforce I de...

I'm a big fan of the 'checkbox' method. At the bottom of the brain sheet we use is enough space to jot down things that need to be done (things that need looking into, orders to put into the system, etc). I draw a square and then a few words about ...

Yes, you're not going to hear anything until early April. It does seem to take forever, but just try to keep it out of your mind otherwise it'll drive you batty! Good luck to everyone who applied!

I don't have any experience with Lincoln Tech, so I can't comment on that. Parking is a non-factor for Capital though, because you have access to a parking garage right across the street. I am a stay at home dad and am a first year student. It is e...

@saramisu, Thanks for the info. Hmmmm...IIRC, I think I dropped it off in the first door on the left, but it DID say "nursing secretary" there, I think. I'll probably swing by and double check next week though. Thanks for setting up the FB group!

@mssjez, how did it go dropping off the health form? I went a few weeks ago and according to the secretary the person who they go to wasn't available but said she would give it to her....when I followed up with that person via email (to make sure sh...