KidzRN

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1. Digital thumb?

   KidzRN replied to KeniRN's topic in Triage

   Keni- I get that ALL the time. I work TT at a Children's Hospital where we have contracts with approx 170 different pediatricians. We also take after-hours calls for our local, and very large County Health Department and all of its smaller branche...

2. Protocols for triage

   KidzRN replied to vtrn's topic in Triage

   We are mostly pediatric based, but we do get some adult and OB calls from our large health department after hours. We use Barton D. Schmitt MD Pediatric Protocols with a software program called CENTRAMAX. He also has adult protocols. We have binde...

3. Telephone Triage Nurses!!!!

   KidzRN replied to traumamama's topic in Triage

   We too use Centramax for our mostly "pediatric" patients. We are moving to a new program the first of October which I think is called "Pathways". Our Centramx program as well as the books we use when computers are down (or if working from home) is ...

4. seeking info - TELEPHONE TRIAGE

   KidzRN replied to NYC writer's topic in Triage

   I too work in the Southeast for a childrens hospital. They offer 14.00(hr) for new hire or new grad, with 2.75 evening diff and 3.75 night diff. I was hired during a desperate shortage and started at 15.50 (base rate). In my one year so far, I have...

5. qualifications for telephone triage

   KidzRN replied to Kimmlind's topic in Triage

   Kim- I work at a pediatric call center doing calls for a large health department and 170+ private pediatric physicians. We only hire RN's, and althout not exactly sure why, (we follow protocols either from triage book or from software program), we d...

6. need salary ranges, please

   KidzRN replied to hsmom24boys's topic in Triage

   Hi BCG from fellow southerner (BAMA here)- What hours do you work if you don't mind my asking? Thanks! I work TT at a Childrens Hospital but only doing calls from contracted private physicians patients. I work a "modified baylor" shift which is: 1...

7. Nursing Job Titles in Triage

   KidzRN replied to nancywelch's topic in Triage

   The center I work for is called P.H.I.L (acronym for Pediatric Health Information Line). We share a large room in the SECSI (Southeast Child Safely Institute) which also houses ARPC (Alabama Regional Poison Control). That was a lot of abbreviations...

8. Extra pay for "charging"

   KidzRN replied to AmandaRN's topic in General Nursing

   At my former work place (very large and busy ER), our charge nurses had the life of Riley! 20-25% pay increase from whatever they were making before the promotion, NO HOLIDAYS, and rarely would they come in on a shift or day that they weren't alrea...

9. West Nile Virus or EEE question:

   KidzRN replied to KidzRN's topic in General Nursing

   DebbyED- I couldn't agree with you more! I worked ER for 2 years before moving to my current job (telephone triage). The threat or fear of "needles" seems to cause many patients to miraculously be cured or healed! Just like the the thought of a ca...

10. West Nile Virus or EEE question:

    KidzRN replied to KidzRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurs4kids- Yes! I work at Children's. Do you as well? The majority of calls we get on the JCHD line are from various citizens calling to ask us what to do with a dead bird they just found. "If it's not decaying, place it in a ziplock bag, put in ...

11. Hello All

    KidzRN replied to AmonRa's topic in General Nursing

    OMG- I've only missed 1 or 2 episodes of ER since it first started back in 1994 (remember it because my second child was born during an episode in November) hehehe. Guess that episode with Dr. Corday was one of the ones I missed! LOL

12. West Nile Virus or EEE question:

    KidzRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    How many of you have been bombarded (as I have by working in pediatric and public health telephone triage) by questions and concerns about WEST NILE VIRUS and/or EEE the past few weeks? Each time a child has fever or headache a parent calls my workp...

13. Hello All

    KidzRN replied to AmonRa's topic in General Nursing

14. What are you making as an RN in the state of Alabama? Please give degree level.

    KidzRN replied to justbegun's topic in General Nursing

    I work a Modified Baylor shift at a Birmingham hospital- I work 5p-5a every Sat and Sun. I work 24 hours and get paid for 36 (the extra 12 hours are only paid at day rate). I make $21.97 for actual hours worked, and $17.50 for the "unworked" porti...

15. Funny Names for Nurses

    KidzRN replied to randomnamees's topic in Humor

    I worked with a Director of Ragiology year back who's name was Ken Dover. While introducing him one day I incorrectly called him Ben. You get the picture now....."HI....meet the Director of Radiology Ben Dover". OMG! Iwas so embarrassed as was Mr. ...