hello,
Everyone...great site. Been reading it for while and finally decided to post. Current RN in ICU and considering heading back to school for Masters in Informatics.
Bit about myself:
*Hold previous Business Degree then BSN in Nursing (in 10 months..outch!) at University of Drexel (ACE program for those of you who know of it).
* Straight to ICU out of school at University of Pennsylvania Hospital in their Neuro/Traumu ICU.
* Been ICU nurse for 5 years and now considering advanced nursing degree in informatics.
While working as nurse I ended up building three e-commerce sites and two blogs and it occurred to me that I really enjoy computers aa much as healthcare. Current hospital just went live with Sorian and I do per diem work on side and have training next week for Epic system.
Few questions: If you are currently in field of Health IT - was advancing your degree in Health IT worth it? Would you recommend completing Masters Degree online? Are there specific Federal Grants for Nursing Informatics?
Thanks in advance,
Carl