This article presents a frame-work for organizing information gained during the employment search process and suggests questions to ask that are representative of current healthcare system changes. With an organized approach and the right questions, the nurse can avoid the perils of an uninformed employment decision.

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Growth strategies to optimize the functions of telephonic nursing call centers.

The changes occurring in the health care delivery system afford ideal opportunities for call centers to expand their essential functions. Two obvious and timely services that can be adapted to the call center are outcomes management and disease management. These services benefit from the central role that telephonic nurses can play in clinical assessment and data collection and analysis. Other new services, such as gate-keeping functions, may also be relevant to call centers. The information and technology specialization of expert clinicians who practice "sightless" nursing make call centers the new clinical epicenter in the service capabilities of health care networks.

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