DIXIE B WADE

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1. What exactly is telephone triage?

   DIXIE B WADE replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Triage

   I work Telephone Triage for a large university health system ,we have a medical director and approved computerized protocols with the abilty to keep records of callers.We are recorded so we can have proof fwhat we have told the pt and the recordings ...

2. What is the point of a uniform?

   DIXIE B WADE replied to ben123's topic in General Nursing

   I wear scrubs colorful cute ones, I work telephone triage but it helps just oo have clothes ready to go all the time. I can also wear street clothes (no denim). If I worked another area in our hospital system I would dress in scrubs . Besides I we...

3. What's your favorite type of patient?

   DIXIE B WADE replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   Those patients on the other end of my Triage phone line that are sick,I really can help them. Plus I'm not exposed to all those cooties I have been exposed to over the last 30 years or so. Still gonna wash my hands but just cos I wanna.I really did e...

4. Gross Out Co-Worker

   DIXIE B WADE replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   It is time for "no more Miz Nice Guy". I have been in this spot before, the 2 problems with 2 different people. The smelly one I just got fed up with her sitting on the counter in the nurses station,with her chronic diarrhea, body odor and bad breat...

5. Threat of needle sticks!!

   DIXIE B WADE replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   The comment is really meant as one of concern. I watched a young nurse recap an insulin syringe after givng my husbands injection yesterday. So it should be taken as it was meant, an attempt at a humorus remark to perhaps make this nurse to think b...

6. Threat of needle sticks!!

   DIXIE B WADE replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

   Are you rummaging around in the sharps disposal? I have been a nurse for 34 yrs,ER and NICU, I have had 3 sticks in all those years.

7. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

   DIXIE B WADE replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Triage

   I work in a call center that answers for some insurance and mediciad co. We do a lot of health teaching and helping people decide if they need ED or not( it ALWAYS left up to them, we don't say then cant go). Our ER is the only level 1 in the a200+ a...

8. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

   DIXIE B WADE replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Triage

   Yes, I am a Telephone Triage nurse.We are recorded, but we do not have anyone sitting at another computer listening and watching as we triage. Our director can pull the call up on the computer in her office if there are any questions about a call ....

9. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

   DIXIE B WADE replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Triage

   I worked for Optum for 4 months. I had been in a small call center for 5 years:nurse: . Optum seemed like a dream job to me...BUT I found myself a little fish in a great big pond,or gold fish bowl. They hear every word, can watch every key stoke and...