meantobe

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1. The Doctor said WHAT?

   meantobe replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   Wow!! I salute YOU for standing up for all of us. It is just WAY TOO BAD that we do not all stand up for our profession this way. You are certainly to be commended. I worked at a hospital in CO where this treatment of nurses was completely UNACCEPTED...

2. What is UTILIZATION REVIEW?

   meantobe replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

   Daytonite and Ksilty- you are both a wealth of information. I guess that I have been at the bedside and in a charge nurse role for 18 years and I am ready to make a change and just scared at the possibility of making a change and being totally unhapp...

3. What is UTILIZATION REVIEW?

   meantobe replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

   So, to sound quite stupid, is this an interesting job, a stressful job?? I can see alot of unhappy doctors and unhappy patients banging on the UR office door debating who will punch me out first. I have worked in Tele for 18 years and I have to say t...

4. What is UTILIZATION REVIEW?

   meantobe replied to azzurra29's topic in General Nursing

   Quick question for the UR nurses. I have come across a UR position in a hospital setting. How is that different from the insurance companies? I have been a cardiac nurse for 18 years with the last 7 being a charge nurse. I have relocated to Colorado ...