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Can Non-Nurse Professionals Coach Patients With Depression?
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JaanS
Posted
Sun 20 Sep 2009 10:21pm
the more important insights for you. The bottom line is that telephonic care management for depression may not require reliance on nurses.
This was a two year ‘pragmatic’ cluster... it into the trial.
The health care assistants were non-physician non-nurse office ‘assistants’ who were described as first contact care workers who 'need not be college graduates
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...on the hotline...
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Erica P.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:33am
the 'paramedic hotline' rings - as it does when an EMS crew is inbound and choose to use a phone to patch in rather than the radio. I answer, "Emergency Department, this is Erica, can I help you?"
On the other end, a voice I recognize: "Um, yeah, I just called to say hi, and that the charge nurse is hot." Click.
Gosh, I love that guy.
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Have You Ever Called A Cancer Hotline?
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Kairol Rosenthal
Posted
Thu 11 Mar 2010 10:03am
bad anymore. Instead, it was replaced by a flood of anger, a desire to reach through the phone and smack her. I hung up and called two other hot lines. Both told me I needed... didn’t want my experience to pathologized, erased, or negated with positive thinking BS.
I have researched loads of cancer community resources, but not call-in hot lines. From
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National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline
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Candace A. McCullough
Posted
Wed 01 Sep 2010 4:39am
Accessible Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline: The National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) is a wonderful resource for the Deaf community. The confidential hotline... the hotline for information about how to support loved ones who are in domestic violence situations. Additionally, the hotline provides domestic violence resource information and facts
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Elder Abuse Hotline
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Jennifer J.
Posted
Mon 20 Apr 2009 12:23am
With great excitement the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse has helped spread the good news. The Minister announced this last June, 2008. With funding from Ontario's Trillium Foundation, the plan is to have a hotline in place 24/7, in 150 languages. As with all government news, I hope that it proves fruitful.The problem with Elder Abuse
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Economy prompts more calls to suicide hotlines - Article
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Untreatable ..
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Wed 14 Jan 2009 5:00pm
Many mental-health crisis and suicide hotlines are reporting a surge in calls from Americans feeling despair over financial losses.
It's unknown if the economic meltdown will lead to more suicides, says Lanny Berman, executive director of the Washington-based American Association of Suicidology. "Maybe the fact that so many are calling is a positive
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Psychiatric Hotline?
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Clueless C.
Posted
Fri 07 Jan 2011 12:00am
I know that this isn't "politically correct." Sorry, if I offend anyone. I had read this and have heard this since my first job in the mental health field and found it funny. Yes, it is okay to laugh at yourself or your career.
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Back Pain Hotline
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Dr. Eric R.
Posted
Sun 10 May 2009 10:31pm
I’m not sure this was designed to be just a back pain hotline, but Intermountain Healthcare ran a unique outreach program and put consumers in touch with Physical Therapists via hotline. Anyone with questions could call in and speak to an expert. Very nice, and deserving of this piece of good press.
Jake Magel was featured in the article which
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VTech’s Holiday Gift Hotline
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Amanda
Posted
Sat 20 Dec 2008 5:48pm
of not getting my shopping quite done. Thanks to VTech, I have solved many of holiday “what do I buy?” shopping dilemmas. Try using the Holiday Gift Hotline to find the perfect gift for everybody. Whether you are shopping for a particular age group or trying to keep your gift under a certain dollar amount- the Holiday Gift Hotline can meet all of your shopping needs
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