petty,s.t.

petty,s.t. has 17 years experience and specializes in telecare, icu/ccu, ob/gyn.

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1. What is your work area like?

   petty,s.t. replied to petty,s.t.'s topic in Triage

   Thank you so much for responding to my original post. I hoped to interview another telephone triage nurse for a homework assignment. That is no longer the case as assignment was due before your reply. Which VAMC do you work? I am in Augusta GA. I hav...

2. Can't work hospital hours-- but I love being a nurse!

   petty,s.t. replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in Career Support

   Sorry to hear of your troubles finding work. It is very difficult to come into a facility on a straight day shift, Monday through Friday, weekends and holiday off position. At times, you have to bite the bullet and take a position on a less desirable...

3. Where Are You Licensed?

   petty,s.t. replied to Katillac's topic in Triage

   Good question. I work for the VA so we are to be licensed in the United States, they are not much interested in which state. One job I had to be licensed in my home state and the state that I was receiving calls from (Georgia and South Carolina). So ...

4. Any companies in Atlanta, Georgia hiring for telephone triage RN?

   petty,s.t. replied to 10 year nurse's topic in Triage

   Telephone triage is like an "ask a nurse" service provided by some hospitals or private companies. According to the other post by Vtachy1, apparently you start your own business as well. People call when they have questions about medications, pending...

5. What is your work area like?

   petty,s.t. posted a topic in Triage

   I am a telephone triage nurse at a VA hospital. I am also a MSN student. I was wondering what the telephone triage nurse position was in other parts of the U.S. and in the private sector. I only triage Veterans and they are a very unique and special ...

6. Do you miss the hands-on care?

   petty,s.t. replied to LovingNurse's topic in Triage

   What is office triage?

7. Do you miss the hands-on care?

   petty,s.t. replied to LovingNurse's topic in Triage

   When I first made the transition from bedside nursing to telephone nursing, I was in a bit of culture shock. I worked ICU/CCU for 3.5 years and made the move so that I could go back to school and "spend more time with my family". Initially I was bore...