Q: Who are you and what do you do for Lebanon Trail?

A: Alexia McCall, the Clinical Assistant at LT. 

Q: What is an average day like as a nurse assistant?

A: I spend most of the day dealing with kids who have sore throats, fevers, and back pain. 

Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages that come with the work? 

A: An advantage will have to be, being able to solve most of their issues. One Disadvantage is that I get sick. 

Q: How is it like being at Lebanon Trail High School?

A: I love being here! It’s great here, great students and teachers! 

Q: What was your work like before coming to Lebanon Trail?

A: Clinics are a lot more work than school nursing. Pap smears, incisions, popping pimples, and injections. Here all you have to do is document everything and send them home. 

Q: How did the pandemic change your work?

A: It changed quite a bit. I got fired, I had to stay home because I ended up getting COVID, and it was kinda hard finding work after that. 

Q: What advice would you give to a student that is wanting to major in nursing?

A: Never give up. Never ever give up. I’m actually going back to school. I was just sitting here and I’m like, this is what I want to do. I applied for other jobs, but those jobs are not for me. But then when I got back into nursing, I realized that this was where I should be!