Imei

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1. Wanting to put the telephone down and return to direct patient care

   Imei replied to resilientnurse's topic in Triage

   As long as you are prepared to wear two hats, you won't have much difficulty at all. There are clinic positions with direct patient care that will still have some triaging over the phone as part of the work. Likely, there may be some check lists of p...

2. How do I find a telephone triage job?

   Imei replied to kubikd's topic in Triage

   If you are still looking to get into Telephonic Triage, try looking at larger medical centers during September - November, when many are hiring RN's because of the URI season. Experience and ease with computers is a plus. You have to be able to talk ...

3. Please Advise! new grad and telephone disease mgmt job

   Imei replied to mdgradRN's topic in Triage

   I have to agree with KerenRN. While telephonic triage positions usually supply carefully vetted protocols that you can read, people themselves often present with symptoms that don't fit the protocols perfectly. That is where experience, combined with...

4. Resources for eating disorders

   Imei replied to Meriwhen's topic in Psychiatric

   The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) relocated to NYC from Seattle, WA this year. They are an excellent resource for information on ED's, CEU's for clinicians, what is happening in the media surrounding ED's. Beware of blog which are actu...

5. alternatives to hospital-based psych nursing?

   Imei replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

   If it's an option to continue on for a Master's Degree, consider mental health counseling, with an emphasis on dual diagnosis clients. Clients with poorly controlled diabetes, eating disorders, mood disorders in combination with recovery from an inju...