A recent survey of patients handled by nurse triage found that all of them received good advice. Ninety percent were happy with their experience. Ten percent said they had expected to see a health care provider. We want to make it easier. We want to provide excellent service, but there is a transition that has to occur in all of our minds.
Cost control is important.
The world of medicine has changed. These clinics focus heavily on preventive moves. For example, a clinic in Little Rock, Ark., warns asthmatics when air-quality levels are unhealthy. As a result, it has presided over a 92 percent reduction in hospital admissions for asthma. The nurse corps itself could see changes.