SHERCAT

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1. Quality/Length of Call

   SHERCAT replied to kst's topic in Triage

   UNBELIEVABLE! The national standard for calls is 8-15 minutes. Carol Rutenberg, a nationally known speaker and instructor on telephjonme trioage says that is you are doing a call in less than 7 minutes you are not doing a good job. Wow, I had to read...

2. Best pay for RN's when cost of living is factored into the equation...

   SHERCAT replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I can't help but post my starting salary from 1982! My first job was at a major hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. I made a whole 8.52/hr!!!!!!!!!

3. doctors becoming nurses

   SHERCAT replied to J. Tigana's topic in General Nursing

   He continues to care for his patients with the same compassion he always had, and he is dedicated to taking care of the whole person to the best of his ability. He also treats the nurses with respect as he has had a close view of what it is we reall...

4. Ghostly experiences??

   SHERCAT replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

   My husband and I discussed abortion if I was pregnant. We were pretty sure we were going to go in that direction, but didn't worry about it because of the negative results. I took two tests through the doctor's office and they both came back negati...

5. Where are the advice nurse positions?

   SHERCAT replied to NurseDeeb's topic in Triage

   Atlanta has a Kaiser nurse advice line as well.

6. just got my award letter!

   SHERCAT replied to CaterpillarGirl's topic in General Students

   CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! That is how I paid for nursing school too.

7. Do you remember...

   SHERCAT replied to Luv2banurse2004's topic in General Nursing

   Ya know I haven't thought about the obstacles in a LONG time but now that someone brought it up I started thinking about them again. I had a child at the age of 17. She was concieved from a violent experience- don't need to detail it. I dropped out o...

8. does everyone really hate nursing?

   SHERCAT replied to piper_for_hire's topic in General Nursing

   I knew a nurse many yrs. ago who would take a break from nursing every couple of yrs. and do something else. It was her way of keeping herself from getting that "burn-out". She would come back to nursing after 6 months renewed.

9. Nursing Benefits- Your Input Please!

   SHERCAT replied to allsmiles's topic in General Nursing

   I would also concider the expectations a bit high. I work for one of those major managed care companies-yes I work for the bad guy- and I have to pay 35 per paycheck for their own insurance!! You would think that since they are the owners they would ...

10. Tips for bringing your child to the ER (rant)

    SHERCAT replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    Written by B.D. Schmitt, M.D., author of "Your Child's Health," Bantam Books. I ran a telephone triage department for several years where we utilized protocols developed by Dr. Schmitt. We were actually able to effectively teach parents who called ...

11. salary

    SHERCAT replied to scribrn's topic in Triage

    Oops, I am sorry... I am at work and we use all caps on our charting and I forgot to take the caps off- I am not shouting- just wanted to make that clear.

12. salary

    SHERCAT replied to scribrn's topic in Triage

    I ANSWERED SOMEONE'S POSTING THAT ASKED DIRECTLY WHAT EACH POSTER'S INCOME WAS SO I ANSWERED- SIMPLE AS THAT. I ALSO STATED WHAT REGION I WAS IN. NOONE KNOWS WHO I AM AND WHERE I WORK. I DON'T THINK THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE QUESTION THE POSTER ASKED. ...

13. salary

    SHERCAT replied to scribrn's topic in Triage

    I work for large managed care corp. here in Atlanta. My wage for this yr. is 75,000. I like the lower cost of living here- I am from S.Cal and could not even think about buying a home. The 1st yr. I was here I went out and bought my dream home! Quali...

14. Where do you nurse?

    SHERCAT replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Atlanta, Ga. in telephone triage for a large mangaged care corporation.

15. Where are the advice nurse positions?

    SHERCAT replied to NurseDeeb's topic in Triage

    Are you willing to relocate to Atlanta, Ga.? We are a large corporate HMO and we are always hiring but not because of turnover but because we are getting increasingly more and more calls.