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  1. How much did you start as a nurse and when.

    wincha replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    Over 20 years ago I started at $9.89 an hour in

  2. license to breed

    wincha replied to medsurgnurse's topic in Emergency

    There are times when a baby would sleep in a car seat in the parents room. When the baby has a cold or has reflux are a couple of reasons. This doesn't defend the fact an animal attacked this baby....

  3. How loyal must one be?! Considering work change...

    wincha replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    LOOK and see whats out there. Consider the grass is not always greener on the other side. However I always keep my ears open to a great opportunity. There is NO reason to be loyal in the job market...

  4. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    wincha replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have no idea. Its so unprofessional and have been a RN for over 20 years. My recent job I was asked to "tell" on people and I told another manager I feel comfortable talking to that I tell my...

  5. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    wincha replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    I have complained about my ER visits. I find out who the VP is over that area and call that person and will either be put through are I am called back. It would be good to follow up with a letter...

  6. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    wincha replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    Depends on the company. I forgot but I talked to one company and it was disorganized and I saw red flags and did not do it. Later I heard other people talk of how you went to an office and did a...

  7. Quality/Length of Call

    wincha replied to kst's topic in Telephone Triage

    6 minute calls? 6 per hour? thats just unsafe and yes you can get sued for your medical advice. We were encouraged on the triage line for 3-4 per hour. we had protcols to follow and if EVER in doubt...

  8. Who supervises you?

    wincha replied to Rigby's topic in Telephone Triage

    Really you have to have a RN supervise you? I worked for years in telephone triage and my boss was not a nurse. Later a few years ago they did hire a nurse to supervise us. She did not make clinical...

  9. ** Anyone worked for HEALTHWAYS before?

    wincha replied to beachgirl02's topic in Telephone Triage

    Many nurses from my DM company used to work for AH for a few years and were happy to get out of there. It was more like a sweatshop, they micromanage you, no time to actually do any teaching. I was...

  10. Anyone work for American Healthways?

    wincha replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Telephone Triage

    I work at another company "like" Healthways but better however things are changing and we will be micromanaged and turn more like AH. I know many nurses who used to work for AH for a few years even....

  11. Anyone done HEDIS with Outcomes Inc?

    wincha replied to changeseeker's topic in Quality Improvement

    I got a bad feeling from them. They took forever to send me any info. Took along time to check my references. I never sent anything else. They kept calling me. It just wasn't right. I have heard there...

  12. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    where in missouri. my job is a very positive environment but you need to be able to sit at your phone all day, something i did at my previous job. depends on the company. one company here works you to...

  13. Case Management Qualifications

    wincha replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

    monster.com

  14. Case Management Qualifications

    wincha replied to tsmith1's topic in Case Management

    how about disease management for an insurance company? then you might move up to case management later? i have 20 years of varied nursing experience and went to disease management and love

  15. looking for home-based triage position

    wincha replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

    First of all you need to stick it out for at least 1 year. Then I would look for a nursing job in a large practice to get some well rounded experience. Most companies are looking for an RN with 3 plus...

  16. Anyone ever work for Optum???..

    wincha replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in Telephone Triage

    update: i took the job at optum LOVE IT!!! disease management. we are not micromanaged. i make my schedule and do my job. no one is counting the minutes of when i go to lunch, i decide how long a day...

  17. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    what is your caseload? do you make outbound or have inbound calls? what type of dm are you doing? how long are your calls? do you have a set time you have to be for your call

  18. "superior" students,cliques, hatred runs deep

    wincha replied to Dixieheart's topic in General Nursing

    is your director or faculty prejudice also? if not i would bring a group of you and point out their behavior to the one black student at the school this should not continue. other than than ignore...

  19. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    you can work at home with

  20. Nursing Job Titles in Triage

    wincha replied to nancywelch's topic in Telephone Triage

    I worked for several years for our childrens hospital. we have a medical advice line staffed by RN's and we also have a triage line where we take calls for pediatricians. i am now working in disease...

  21. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    Do you offer them a free meter? I wish they had asthma where I work that is where most of my experience is in. It appears many people do want to participate in our

  22. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    do you mind telling me what type of disease management you do and for what company? 4 calls an hour could be considered alot. i do that in my triage work but now am starting disease management and i...

  23. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    do some call you back also? if you did not reach them the first time? what area of disease management do you or did work

  24. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    what company do or did you work for disease management? what type of case management are you moving

  25. Number of Disease Management nurses

    wincha replied to renerian's topic in Case Management

    Did you mean 40 a day or week? Because if you work 40 hours a week thats only 8 a day. I previously worked telephone triage and took 4-5 calls an houir.