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  1. salary

    G'smommy replied to scribrn's topic in Telephone Triage

    We get paid per call. During the summer we make hospital pay. Right now we make money hand over

  2. Reality Check. How many calls do you triage?

    G'smommy replied to Audreyfay's topic in Telephone Triage

    I usually triage 6-8 calls an hour. Right now thanks to swine flu and scared parents I can triage up to 15. I've been doing this for a few years, so I've pretty much go it down. I can comfortably...

  3. Do I have enough experience?

    G'smommy replied to rn-n- 2005's topic in Telephone Triage

    I would say you have plenty of experience. Go for

  4. Do even pediatric nurses get jaded?

    G'smommy replied to ACRN06's topic in Pediatric

    The parents can be very annoying. I might have a mom bless me out b/c I don't think their 15 year old with a fever of 99.8 needs to go to the emergency room. Then I'll have a child with a stiff neck,...

  5. Who numbs for needlesticks?

    G'smommy replied to care4kids's topic in Pediatric

    Perhaps the person saying "suck it up" has never been in the hospital with their own child. I have-- watching my 4 year old son tear up each time someone walked in the room b/c he knew he would get...

  6. # of calls per hour

    G'smommy replied to beach48's topic in Telephone Triage

    4-10 calls per hour is for my evening shifts 5p-10p and long weekend shifts 1p-11p. I work from home and might be one of 6 nurses working during a given shift. We cover for 150+

  7. If you breastpumped at work, were your coworkers supportive?

    G'smommy replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    LOL! I will say that sitting in a freezing cold hospital bathroom floor with my girls hanging out was never much of a break for me.

  8. # of calls per hour

    G'smommy replied to beach48's topic in Telephone Triage

    I work from home and can expect between 4 and 10 calls per hour. Average and expected is

  9. If you breastpumped at work, were your coworkers supportive?

    G'smommy replied to LilyBlue's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in ICU and pumped every 2 hours. It was a 12 hour shift, so it was important to keep up my supply being gone that long. I ended up going to 2 days a week and then quitting to be home with my...

  10. Have you heard of this?

    G'smommy replied to Itshamrtym's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I didn't b/c it is fairly expensive. It is less if you are a member, but you have to buy a minimum each month or so. From what I've heard it is hard to make the minimum b/c you don't use that much in...

  11. Have you heard of this?

    G'smommy replied to Itshamrtym's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Yes. You might have seen the banners that say something like "staying home and loving it". You sign up as a member by buying a certain amount of product upfront and enrolling to buy a certain amount...

  12. Flu shot in arm for 8 month old?

    G'smommy replied to YogiBSN's topic in Pediatric

    I would have given it in the thigh. As far giving lots at one time or one at a time, I would just do what mom wants. It makes me sad to hear "pull the nurse card" b/c as a nurse who has worked in many...

  13. Since when is strep throat swabbed in the NOSE??

    G'smommy replied to Italianprincess's topic in Pediatric

    That really stinks. I can't stand bad nurses. I'm glad you got it

  14. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    G'smommy replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I used the when I did bedside nursing as well. The hosp I had mine at did the big S (sucked). ? I was by myself possibly m/c, waited 10 hours, got a foley and u/s only to hear "we don't know, call...

  15. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    G'smommy replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    :) I also never realized how painful it could be to move a foley. I was sitting up in the bed holding the sucker for dear life b/c staff kept bumping into it. I wanted to crap myself each time I saw...

  16. Probably a dumb question: "I have to pee even though I have a catheter in!"

    G'smommy replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I had a cath when I went to the ER to rule out miscarriage and it did feel like I had to pee still. Obviously, I did not, but I think it is just the sensation of the catheter in the urethra. It was a...

  17. I am DONE!!!!!!

    G'smommy replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Reading these posts just verifies what I already knew. I would hate OB. :) I am a telephone triage nurse. It is sooooooooooooo nice to be able to stick my tongue out and roll my eyes in my head when...

  18. tired of certain calls

    G'smommy posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    Do you ever get tired of certain calls? Some nights I feel like I am going to scream if I read cough/congestion/fever. Other nights I get sick of talking about vomiting. I could do earache calls all...

  19. patient load and other gripes :)

    G'smommy posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I just started a geriatric psych unit and I have 10 patients and 2 techs. No other nurse. Is this the norm? I have a million forms to fill out on each patient and get to spend zero time with them....

  20. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    G'smommy replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient tell me that he had "doll parts" and he would walk around adjusting his arms and legs like a robot. I had another who had syph that went to the brain and all he would say was "ouch...

  21. Salary

    G'smommy replied to LadyNASDAQ's topic in Telephone Triage

    Wow. How do you find a telephone triage job with no nights, weekends, or

  22. Salary

    G'smommy replied to LadyNASDAQ's topic in Telephone Triage

    I make more than I made in ICU. I get paid 4.25 per phone call and have 6-10 calls per hour. A call to a physician is also 4.25. An rx or an appt is half of that. During the summer however, I will get...

  23. high temps/ flu protocol

    G'smommy replied to lil-hosp.usa's topic in Telephone Triage

    We use Barton Schmitt as well. Unfortunately I have use a ratty book b/c I don't have it on my computer.

  24. Coughing...and other tips?

    G'smommy replied to nurscee's topic in Telephone Triage

    I have to follow Barton Schmitt. Even if we have extra advice that may be helpful, we can't give it. As for your question, I don't really have any other advice other than dextromethorphan if they are...

  25. vent not working

    G'smommy posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Today a collegue of mine had a patient on the vent who started biting the tube and being restless in general. So the nurse gave him dilaudid. Well, the patient's mv started going down and he was not...