nungum

nungum has 11 years experience and specializes in Med Surg, ED, SICU, PACU.

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1. Meditech 5.64

   nungum replied to informaticsRN2B's topic in Informatics

   I am a C/S 5.65 site and have only been at this for 1.5 yrs but I was fortunate that my facility had hired a consultant for an ED project before I was hired, so I have been picking his brain this whole time. I can definitely share with you what I hav...

2. Question for those who are working in the field of IT

   nungum replied to kbell99140's topic in Informatics

   I was hired by the IT director and so report to her.

3. Physician Ordering and Documentation

   nungum posted a topic in Informatics

   Hello everyone, Our facility will be implementing inpatient physician ordering and documentation this summer. It's a little premature but I just wanted to ask ahead to prepare myself for what to expect. For those of you who have experience with thi...

4. Accepted New Position!!!

   nungum replied to nkochrn's topic in Informatics

   Yayyy. Congrats!! I also just started an entry level position and I'm enjoying it a lot. So much to learn though. I wish I can fast forward to the day I feel comfortable with the system we are using which is Meditech. It's a very unsettling feelin...

5. 2nd Interview??

   nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

   Hi rninformatics, Thanks for the reply. I believe I will mostly be responsible for the PCS module. There's another clinical analyst there that is fairly new as well (1 year) but she deals mostly with the PHA module and doesn't know anything about P...

6. 2nd Interview??

   nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

   Hi Everyone, Just wanted to give an update on my new position. Just finished my 2nd week. So far so good, I think. The IT crew is awesome. Everyone gets along so well with each other. I'm thinking I will really enjoy this position but since I'm ...

7. Question for any nurse informaticist

   nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

   Thanks ikarus7401. Once again I appreciate all your insightful feedback.

8. Question for any nurse informaticist

   nungum posted a topic in Informatics

   I will soon be in a nursing informatics position full time and was thinking about accepting a per diem position in my previous area of nursing (PACU) to keep up my clinical skills, if they offer me the job. First question: I know it's probably bett...

9. 2nd Interview??

   nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

   Hi rninformatics, I'm posting this message I sent to you via PM a couple weeks ago here since I'm not sure if you ever received it or not. I apologize if you have and just haven't had time to respond. But I would love to take you up on your offer ...

10. 2nd Interview??

    nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

    I just wanted to say that I had my 2nd interview last week and just found out today that I got the job!!! :yeah: Yayyyy!!! I start in about 3 weeks and was told I will also be getting sent away for a few days for Meditech Training. I'm so excited ...

11. 2nd Interview??

    nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

    So I contacted the IT director today and got a date for the next interview!! Next Thursday. It will be with the Director of Anesthesiology and the OB nurse who has been unofficially the go to person for their EMR's the past 3 years. I'm excited b...

12. 2nd Interview??

    nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

    BTW, what is an appropriate amount of time after an interview should I wait before contacting them for status updates? It has been exactly 2 weeks since the interview and 1 week since I was told a 2nd interview is being set up. Haven't heard anything...

13. Does your OR have to hold til theres a PACU bay??

    nungum replied to PACURN1818's topic in PACU

    I've worked in 2 different PACU's and both have to call out ahead of time to make sure there is a spot and nurse available to take the patient. At 1 hospital, it was a strict 30 min heads up and then 5-10 min before arrival. A mini report was alway...

14. 2nd Interview??

    nungum replied to nungum's topic in Informatics

    Wow, thank you so much for your input ikarus7401. I appreciate it very much. It's great to know that I can always come here to get support as I embark upon this new adventure in my career. I hope to one day have the wealth of knowledge in this ar...

15. Real world examples of the benefits of doing work flow analysis and process redesign

    nungum replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

    I remember when we went live with our bar code medication administration in the PACU, it was definitely a challenge. When we receive a patient right out of surgery, we require meds ASAP. We couldn't wait to have the orders scanned/faxed to pharmacy...