Say what you will, but I did "walk into" this after being a nurse and I have not fallen flat o
Posted By: wannie on 2005-08-09
In Reply to: SM - P.R.
face. In fact, I have been an MT for about seven years now (not a long time, but long enough to realize that I haven't fallen flat on my face). I enjoy my job and I do it very well. Not everybody can do this, but I can and my nursing helped me tremendously. 
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I started a few weeks ago, and pay has fallen.
We're all told we can double our line rates. And we'd have to just to stay at pace with our old line rate, since speech is paid at half the usual line rate. While I can get more lines per hour with speech, I'm not doubling my line counts. Occasionally, I can get a few reports done in half the time, and then BAM, a horrible dictator pops up, and the line count falls.
I find that I'm more stressed and angry and I sit here trying to find ways to increase my line rate. It's like being on a treadmill running faster and faster just to stay in the same place.
Yeah, must have fallen off the turnip truck.
Relief from this coal miner's daughter for all of those families and prayers for the one fallen.
Coal miners are a rare breed. Thank God these were saved.
It's not a flat 30%
My mother-in-law managed an income-based place. What they do is figure 30% of your income BUT they deduct so much for each dependent. It should fall between 300 and 400 after deductions, which is still good rent consider housing prices these days. Depending on where she lives, she may find a mobile home less expensive or in some towns, private homes are cheaper. Tell her good luck and it will work out!
I have a flat screen already, but sm
it is small. I would like to go larger. Thanks for posting. This answers my questions as well. Didn't know if bigger is always better, but sounds like it works well for others.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Flat screen!
I have a 19 inch flat screen and love it! Once you get a flat screen you will never go back! Also the weight difference betwen them is huge! To can pick up that flat screen and move it around anywhere you like. Would highly recommend. PS. I have a Westinghouse 19 inch, and I would recommend a 19 to 21 incher!
flat screen
I have a 19" flat screen monitor and I love it to pieces !
Flat screens rock!
When I worked at a hospital that had regular computer monitors, by the end of the day my eyes would be really tired and I usually had a headache, no matter how I tried to adjust the brightness/colors/fonts on the computer.
At home I have a flat screen and even after working all day, I could come home and chat literally for several hours using my flat screen and my eyes would not be tired at all.
I highly recommend them! I have a ViewSonic 17", which is plenty big enough for what I need, which includes transcribing, internet, some Photoshopping/graphics, and playing computer games like Freecell and Scrabble for relaxation.
I charge a flat fee of $30.00 to compose
Once I receive the check/money order, you receive the letter/resume. LOL (I do not work for free.)
The bigger the better. Flat screen.
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I just got a 22" flat panel LCD Monitor for $119. sm
at BestBuy. I absolutely love it. It will automatically adjust. It has an "auto adjust" feature. It is a "plug & play" when you hook it up to your computer.
You will like it.
All of my computers are Dell and the new LCD monitor is Westinghouse. Works fine!!
I got a new monitor, flat screen, but
on getting it bigger and do I need to put the CD in that came with the monitor? Not my computer, it belongs to the company I work for.
I used to charge a flat rate
If they don't like it, then they'll get it right the first time. I think 2.00 is fair since you have to pull it up, etc., and it is taking time out of your day.
You are basically charging for your time, but why shouldn't you? It's not like it was your error.
I have been in this business a long time and I am in a funky mood, and let me tell you, I am about ready to charge out the ying-yang for everything from now on because so does every other business operating in the USA.
how do I clean my flat screen monitor...
I have wiped it off very lightly, but something is smudged on it and I don't wanna ruin it! 
really? i thought flat screens were harder
on the eyes -- boy, that is good to know otherwise...
Flat rate long distance sm
I have been using a Lanier for dictation since November and got one of those not so nice letters from AT&T giving me 5 days to stop or they would switch me to 10 cents per minute. (Not in this lifetime will I pay that.) Anyway, I checked around (only took about 2 hours to look) and didn't care for anything I found and really did not want to switch companies as it is a PITA. So, I checked on the AT&T website to see what else they offered. They have a business plan for 49.95 a month plus tax-total cost around 70.00 a month. I called and talked to them and asked them at least five times if I can use dictation on this plan and they said yes, I could. I wouldn't get anymore nasty letters from them. Instead of putting in another line, I just switched my residential over to business and it's only going to cost me $20.00 more a month than what I am already paying right now. Not a bad deal at all for unlimited use. You have to sign up for one year, but heck, if I can work and not be hassled by them, it will be worth it.
On-call like she says with a flat minimum rate - sm
would be the way to go. My DH used to have to do on-call for some equipment his company had in a local plant here. He was on-call one week out of every month as it was rotated with 3 other techs so they would have a break as this was 24/7 for 1 week. We got the odd call at 3 a.m. which stunk and he had to go in right away to deal with the problem, but he got $400 extra a week for doing this, and it was over 5 years, and he probably got called in maybe 5 times, so it can be worthwhile. He hated it just because he felt tied down that week and could not have more than 2 beers those nights, but he lived, and it helped out our finances a lot. I missed it when it was gone, but by then I was working so it really did not matter. He also got extra if he had to go in in the middle of the night. During regular business hours he did not, but any other time he got mucho extra $$$$ on top of the $400, very sweet deal. I think it would have to be worth my while to be on-call, especially if they happened to call you in a lot. If you do it, I'd leave a clause that the fees were to be reviews and renegotiated/increased as necessary at the end of 3 months or something like that.
Sorry! Wrists at 180 degrees in same flat plane as
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? switching monitors to flat panel sm
I have ordered a flat screen monitor from Dell and will be switching from a 14 inch dinosaur to a 17 inch flat screen on an Acer tower. I just wonder if I am going to have problems or does it "adjust itself" without problems. Need more desk space. TIA
Our company pays a flat rate
based on the length of the meeting, and they schedule multiple meetings so you can choose which one to attend (during your shift or outside of your shift). Of course, they also pay downtime, so it sounds like our companies have somewhat different philosophies.
My husband read about that in the book The World Is Flat.
Makes me mad! What has happened to our country!?
Have you tried placing your keyboard in neutral (flat) position? (nm)
I bought a 17" Samsung flat screen for under 200 bucks. I like
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I got my computer locally so as not to deal with Dell and Fed Ex etc. I have a flat panel and I
think it is okay but not as clear as the regular monitors. I think if you pay a fortune for an LCD you get great clearness but with the 3 or 400 dollar ones it is adequate. I live in PA also. I got it because it is better for your eyes.
Reco'd reading on outsourcing: The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
I just started this book about globalization of the workforce. Friedman is a NY Times reporter and his book has been on the bestseller list for months. Anyone concerned about outsourcing should check this out. I've got a long way to go but even after just a couple of chapters, I'm finding it very insightful and true to my experiences.
I read an interview with the author that appeared in Wired Magazine a few months back. My favorite quote of his goes something like this:
"When I was a kid my mother told me to eat all my vegetables because people in India are starving. I tell my kids to do all their homework because people in India are hungry--FOR THEIR JOBS!"
PS: My company does not outsource any transcription!
Try Packet 8 - Unlimited long distance phone - flat 22.05 per month.
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Try putting phone book next to pedal so your foot is flat and not angled on heel. NM
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OF INTEREST TO ALL TIME WARNER CUSTOMERS...THEY ARE GOING TO START CHARGING FOR USAGE AND NOT A FLAT
This really sucks as the article said it would impact heavy users only. My cable bill is already high but to be charged for actual using will skyrocket my bill. I think I could spit nails right now. I can post the article if anyone is interested. They said it will be a trial period. Anyone else use Time Warner?
Actually, I was never a nurse.
However, I was a certified lifeguard (among other things) before I got into MT. I do well enough at it that I quit my fulltime federal job to stay home with my kids. They fly around the house while I type.
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I was a nurse and became an MT...
without attending a formal MT school, however, I had a mentor who was a small MTSO. She gave me the tapes (the 80s) and I muddled my way through it. But it was not office notes, it was hospital work. Big big difference. And, it took me 2 yrs to be up to snuff with all the accents, dictation styles, and vast range of hospital reports. It was by no means a "snap."
Does this look like Ask-A-Nurse? These are MTs here, and
lots of them aren't even good at that, let alone doing triage over the Internet for your son.
I have a nurse
that says "just put" before every sentence...I've considered typing "just put" LOL.
I also have another doctor that says "At the present time" every other sentence.
Oh and then there is one that likes to be cute and say 78-year-young patient
but the most annoying thing to me of all are the doctors that dictate half a report and then start over at some random spot for absolutely no reason but say everything differently so you have to retype the whole freaking report!
If they could hear the garbage we make into nice pretty finished documents they would definitely pay more! I guarantee they don't ever listen back and see what they are saying!
Oh one more...
the doc i'm typing right now leaves words out. "Attempted (to) contact Dr. SoandSo (he) could not (be) reached."
*sigh*
how old is too old to become a nurse...sm
I have been contemplating my life and was thinking about going back to school to become a nurse, but I will be 48 this year and I was wondering at what point a person is getting too old to go into nursing due to the physical strains. Just curious. 
Nurse....
In my bio class (prereq for nursing) there is a woman who is 50. I don't think you're ever too old. Another thing, not all nursing jobs are physically demanding. It just depends on where you choose work.
why not ask a nurse or two?
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Registered Nurse or registered nurse
I think I am just tired. The patient is a Registered Nurse. Should that be capitalized?
School nurse
I was really stupid about them. My child was complaining that something was in his head, and I actually took him to school nurse, she said he did not have them. By the time I actually caught on, we had a terrible infestation, and I have been obsessed with them ever since. Even going to the beauty shop, the hairdresser will pick up the same hairbrush she has used on everyone and use it on you. I am hypersensitive to them after the infestation we had. Probably not smart to treat beforehand, but gosh, we had a horrible time several years back, you could not even find that stuff (Nix) in the stores, they were sold out.
I did MT before becoming a nurse, return afterwards. sm
Hated nursing. It wasn't all that I thought it would be. I found I could make more being an MT and with a heckuva lot less stress and backbreaking labor.
First you think we're Ask-A-Nurse...
then you blame some of those who actually did try to help you. Hello? What an idiot. Truly.
With the help from a mother who is a nurse. nm
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If MT got me 50k, I wouldn't need to be a nurse. lol sm
But I am about a quarter away from an AAS in HIM but am dropping and moving to nursing. I'll have to do all the science prereqs, which are the hardest, so it will still take me about 3 years too for a 4-yr degree.
CNA is not a nurse and should in no shape or
form be performing anything other than assisting patient with ADLS, doing vitals, etc. I can't believe a reputable medical facility would allow her to perform such duties without proper education/certification and this needs to be brought to the attention of management. If indeed this is true she is a major liability. If the facility accepts Medicaid/Medicare they would lose their license, not to mention possible lawsuits.
Oh and by the way, being a nurse in no way qualifies you to be and MT. SM
That was my point.
Nurse practitioner
Does anyone have a good website to find Nurse Practitioner addresses?
TIA
Stacy
Work as a nurse? Ugh, ugh, UGH! sm
You have to really be a "people person" to want to be a nurse, wipe old people's butts and clean bedpans and patient vomit. (AND have to deal with the doctors in PERSON.) I give total credit to anyone in that profession, but it's just not for me. And still, school-wise, there is a lot of remedial math, science and biology I'd have to take before I'd ever even be considered for nursing school. I guess that's the price I pay for being an English/Art major. I had MANY office jobs, plus a small business of my own, before I ever even went to night school to learn MT. I got so tired of dealing with callous, power-hungry management people, back-stabbing co-workers, reviews, meetings, politics, dress requirements, pantyhose, unmanageable hair, you-name-it. Working with words and voice-recordings was my cup of tea, and back in "The Day", we were valued (as human beings, not just extensions of machinery) by our employers. Sometimes "progress" isn't as good a thing over the long haul as it looks initially.
That is when you either call for a nurse to come in and
help explain, ask for another physician, or leave. There is no reason for a physician to be working in the U.S. and not be able to understand the citizens that he is trying to help. In that situation the manager or someone would be notified, whether I decided to stick around.
nurse anestis
Anyone know what a "nurse anestis" is? Not sure that is the correct spelling . . . thanks!
Nurse anesthesiologist is
The one that stays with the patient's once the anesthesiologist puts them under..They for the most part monitor and advise if there is a problem...
My husband had a nurse tell him
she tips her hat to his wife doing MT. She could not do it. She thought she could, but when she sat down, she gave up in about 5 minutes. She stated that she didn't know how I understood what the doctors are saying; they talk so fast. Yes, we are highly underpaid for the skill set we have as MTs. I also had a physician tell his resident students that he was mentoring that they should transcribe for about a year before they have finished medical school and they might just learn something. LOL
I didn't go to school to be an MT. I was, however, a nurse before
turning transcriptionist. I got my first transcription job because I did know the terminology and could pass the typing test. Synthroid can be transcribed in mg form as long as the dosage is typed correctly (0.025 or whatever the dosage might be). If I am typing a verbatim report, that is how I type it, verbatim within the realm of the BOS. If the doctor decides to swap from system to system in a physical exam, then I type it as he dictates and if there is some major problem that makes absolutely no sense I do send it to QA. After all, that is what verbatim means. Transcribe exactly as dictated. I do agree that an education is wonderful. However, the job can be done and done well, I might add, if you have some form of medical background and take the time to learn to do the job correctly. Sorry for my rant, too. Also a sore subject with me.
Nurse, get that doctor a scooter! Right away!
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