rosygirl

rosygirl specializes in Telephone triage, hospice, LTC, CCU, ,.

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1. What exactly is telephone triage?

   rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

   It's never stupid to ask what you don't know, and someday it could save a patients life. NCC is The Nation Certification Corporation. They offer certification exams in various nursing specialties,...

2. HOW Do I DO IT!!

   rosygirl replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   Obviously I can only speak from my own experience.:argue: For me it would have been easier to work in some other field then healthcare. You might consider a weekender situation where you can work...

3. HOW Do I DO IT!!

   rosygirl replied to joshindfw's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not so sure a job in health care is the best idea. I worked as a CNA and burned out before graduation:(. I think I would have been better checking groceries, waiting tables or working at a...

4. Can RN's moonlight as LPN"s?

   rosygirl replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

   Very good point katfishLPN. As with most things in nursing, it all depends on what your state's nurse practice act

5. My Feet Hurt

   rosygirl replied to Johnny Moo Man's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Check with a podiatrist, many make custom orthodics, and if you have a FSA (flexible spending account) with your insurance it will usually pay for

6. can i work from home?

   rosygirl replied to brody'smom's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations on your new babies;), The good news is there are more and more nurses working from home all the time. Insurance companies and health systems are realizing the value of nursing in...

7. work from home?????

   rosygirl replied to pmd14's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Working from home is a viable alternative for many of us. Check the telephone triage thread for info about that relatively new speciality. Many of the nurse I work with in TT have health issues that...

8. Some nurses make you sick!!!

   rosygirl replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you will take this the way I mean it. This will not be the last time another nurse complains about you :uhoh21:. It is a fact of nursing life, for various reason, many that have less to do...

9. What exactly is telephone triage?

   rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

   Obviously I can only speak from my own experience. Telephone triage does typically pay less then bedside nursing (about 20% less), but I've found it pays more then office nursing (also about 20%)....

10. What exactly is telephone triage?

    rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    Thank

11. What exactly is telephone triage?

    rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    For the most part I like intellicare. Some pepole really suffer with the isolation aspect of working alone, which I don't find to be too much a problem. Because we don't really know what is going on...

12. Would you put your family member in a LTC facility?

    rosygirl replied to Cattitude's topic in General Nursing

    My mother went to LTC after a CVA, she was alert, aware and lucid, with L side paralysis. The original plan was for her to do PT and come home to live with me. PT was very difficult for Mom and she...

13. What exactly is telephone triage?

    rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    Working from home is a great perk, but it is still work and you have to be able to seperate work from home life. You can not be cooking dinner, helping with home work etc while on the clock. Your...

14. What exactly is telephone triage?

    rosygirl replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Telephone Triage

    I think if you goggle "telephone triage nursing" you can probably find info. for the Cert exam info try http://www.nccnet.org , some of the other threads name organizations that do telephone triage...

15. Intellicare

    rosygirl replied to unbridled2's topic in Telephone Triage

    I have worked for Intellicare for a few years, after 5 years with a small private, nurse run company. Telephone triage is busy and can be really stressful, but in some ways it is very routine. We...