norma_njm

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1. I'm an RN Who Couldn't Breathe.

   norma_njm posted a topic in Pulmonary

   I'm a general RN of 43 years, including 11 years of telephone triage. I understand hypochondriasis and anxiety. I've always been attune to my body's language. Having had rheumatic fever when I was 8 y.o., I self diagnosed it correctly to my family Dr...

2. Continue to Beware of MEDCEU.com

   norma_njm posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   There was a previous thread warning that was closed in 2011 regarding use of MEDCEU.com for continuing education. Well, a year later the company is still out there continuing its antics of automatic renewal without a reminder notice, of not having a...

3. Telephone Triage Certification by NCC

   norma_njm posted a topic in Triage

   Several of us in the telephonic triage dept. in which I work are starting to prepare for the certification exam presented by the National Certification Corporation. I located a few previous postings about this, but they were several years old. Now th...

4. Telephonic Nurse Triage ?

   norma_njm replied to mdrkan's topic in Triage

   Sorry it's so long since you posted your question. I've just found this blog. I'm fairly new to Telephonic Triage, but I have answers to both your questions. 1) Concerning a fever script, where I work (a Medicaid HMO) we're taught that it's rare to h...