[JULES1]

Hi Everyone,
This is a new position for me,and I'm very excited to be moving forward in my career.I have also returned to college to finally try for my bachelors degree.
I see my only hold-up, at this time, is APA FORMAT,it is really a mind tingler.
I am trying,and I know I will succeed.Thanks for listening(-_-).

JULES1

[Audreyfay]

Congrats on the new position. Telephone Triage is a whole new world. I love it. Would love to work in it full time, but have not seen the opening yet. So work in telephone triage part time. Maybe some day.

The APA Format is just work. Hopefully you have the book for reference? Other than that, it is "jump through the hoops, you'll get what you want!"

[webblarsk]

Congrats on your new position and good luck to you!

[pooperscooper]

Hi, I've never met anyone that did the telephone triage...looking for a change in my nursing career myself. Tell me about your job and some details of what your day is like at work....Good luck to you!

[JULES1]

Originally Posted by pooperscooper

Hi, I've never met anyone that did the telephone triage...looking for a change in my nursing career myself. Tell me about your job and some details of what your day is like at work....Good luck to you!

It's not at all what I expected.The questions to ask are prepared for you,the
clients' answers determines what type of care is needed-immediate/12-24h/
urgent,etc.Then you tell the patient what to do.The answers go directly into
a progress note,you can add more information if needed.You sign your note,
add cosigners(doctors/PAs,etc),follow-up when necessary,job done.Its a
very good learning tool!!!I am so glad I got this opportunity(even though,an on-the-job injury,got me here).It's a light duty assignment.Perhaps,if your
facility has one,they might let you try it.Regards,

JULES1

[JULES1]

Originally Posted by Audreyfay

Congrats on the new position. Telephone Triage is a whole new world. I love it. Would love to work in it full time, but have not seen the opening yet. So work in telephone triage part time. Maybe some day.

The APA Format is just work. Hopefully you have the book for reference? Other than that, it is "jump through the hoops, you'll get what you want!"

HI Audreyfay,

I have the book and the cribsheet provided by instructors.I feel that I am jumping through hoops!!!! But it will all be worth it in the end.I hope to prove to myself, "You really can teach an old dog new tricks".(-_-) THANKS FOR
YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE!!! The telephone triage can be a "hoot" at times
and I'm loving every minute of it.Hope you get to do it full time.
JULES1

[JULES1]

Originally Posted by webblarsk

Congrats on your new position and good luck to you!

HI Webblarsk,

Thanks for the smile.I hope all is well with you and yours.I'll keep you guys
posted on my journey,and I'll yell for help,too.

JULES1

[20yrkrear]

how do you get a job in tele-triage? lord, i might not be leaving nursing if there is such a thing.!

[Thunderwolf]

Welcome to allnurses!!!!
To give you a start, check out some of our forums, such as General Nursing Discussion, General Nursing Polls, LPN Corner, Nursing Humor, General Nursing Student Discussion, Male Nursing Forum, and all the other specific discussion forums broken down into specialties....just to name a few.

[Tweety]

Boy can I relate. I just started going back to school for my RN to BSN and had to learn the APA format. If I can learn it, then you can too. Good luc!