"About 40% of all callers to our Nurse Hotline provider were redirected from their initial inclination to go to the Emergency Room."
- Intellicare, 12/02

"According to a recent study undertaken by a telephonic nurse triage provider, 41% of all callers were given self-care instructions, saving them time and money."
-   McKesson, 2002

Tylenol is the drug most commonly prescribed during emergency department visits.
- Center for Disease Control, 09/02

During the year 2000, only 31.2% of all visits to hospital emergency departments were considered urgent.
- Center for Disease Control, 09/02

"There are over 2.5 million licensed registered nurses in the United States."
- Minority Nurse Website - 4/02

"Over 70% of RN's are employed full-time in nursing."
- Minority Nurse Website - 4/02