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Board Certified Nursing Informatics

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  1. Is Informatics Nurse a degree program?

    Please purchase and read the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice in Nursing Informatics. http://nursingworld.org/books/pdescr.cfm?cnum=3#INFPKGCS This is a valuable document that describes our speciality field. In addition, you might find interesti...
  2. Advice on certificate vs masters in nursing informatics

    Sometimes it is hard to get your foot in the door. Consider volunteering to work as a "super user" at your current job. Another thought is to do some informational interviews with current systems analysts or nurses working in nursing informatics po...
  3. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    Here's a story that took 20 years to unfold. I was a young Navy Nurse assigned to a small hospital overseas. 20 years later, I reported in to my new command and discovered my Commanding Officer had been stationed at the small hospital at the same t...
  4. Ok, I give up, what is it....

    Here's another resource for you http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/%7Esnewbold/sknfaqni.htm "Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Informatics" Good luck Kathleen Smith
  5. New RN with some computer experience...

    You might be interested in exploring the field of nursing informatics by attending a "WINI" (Weekend/Weekday Immersion in Nursing Informatics). Please visit http://www.winiconference.net for a description of WINI, and location of upcoming conferences...
  6. Starting informatics career advice

    Congratulations on your new position. In addition to all the training and courses your vendor will offer, be sure to be an active member of your vendor usergroup and join a nursing networking group and one professional organization. Talk to your ...
  7. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    While these medical shows are entertaining, they are not good at representing nurses and what we do. In this time of nursing shortages, it's important that the general public understands that they go to a hospital for "nursing care" not the doctor's...
  8. Plan to attend the Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics in Baltimore next summer. It's a great week of networking and learning. You might also find the Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics valuable. The latest schedule is at http://www.wini...
  9. AMIA's annual symposium

    In addition to all the panels, speakers, papers and posters there are two nursing informatics events to note. On Saturday October 22 there will be a day long nursing informatics symposium hosted by the AMIA Nursing Informatics working Group (NI-WG) a...
  10. informatics and the clinical aspect of nursing? *LONG*

    Congratulations on joining the nursing profession. If you can afford it, go straight for the BSN, it saves time in the long run. Many nurses find a certificate program in nursing informatics, and there are masters and PhD programs offered in nursin...
  11. What is informatic nursing and how do I get into it?

    Hello Becky and all interested in nursing informatics, There are a number of ways to get into nursing informatics. One way is to volunteer to work on projects in you institution around nursing informatics (perhaps a work flow group or learning to be...
  12. Your work assignment will depend on the "needs of the Navy". You can always ask/apply for a change in duty assignment (from med/surg to a specialty area). Talk to your nursing supervisor, chief nurse once you get your feet on the ground. Again, ho...
  13. staffing software

    Check out Care Ware http://www.caresystemsinc.com Ask for a web ex demo of a very nice nurse scheduling system designed by nurses to solve this problem. It's even easy to allow self scheduling. Contact me if you want more information. i
  14. Please help me to understand

    First pass the NCLEX -PN exam. It would be good to get some clinical experience under your "belt" before you move into the world of informatics. Look at the vendors job postings - you'll get an idea of the kinds of job experience they are looking f...
  15. Computer problems, Please help(if possible)

    If you have antivirus and firewall software and you're sure your virisus and other "bugs" are gone, then you probably do need the active X component. You can read about active xon the microsoft home page - or on webopedia.com http://www.webopedia.c...