You made it past the title! Congrats. That was a bit too direct.
So I want to go into nursing or medicine. I have no idea how it will be like but I've already completed pre-med pre reqs and spent some years after college working office jobs and It. My core motivations are wanting to interact with people and apply my technical skills/make a difference, and not be chained to a desk, also pay and the fact that nursing field is broad and I would be able to change specialties. Cons are that I don't like the hospital environment and I get stressed out easily, which leads me to hate people. (I've only shadowed someone several times and was not in the best place at the time) I admire that they make a difference but they look hella stressed out the whole time and I don't know if I can take it or if it worth it.
Any advice for someone in my position? Are there any jobs that would be suitable that would be in a relatively decent environment and have a combination of office and patient interaction time? Thanks!
Bedside skill can help informatics just in knowing what staff does. Electronic charting sucks because as a general rule, non clinical people build it. That being said, if you choose an RN program, remember you have to survive clinical studies! Lol you can do IT without years of bedside. Go for it, nursing is a crazy wonderful world, there a literally thousands of choices, places and skills. Don't be afraid to learn a new one.
It's not about nurses being able to type and use computers, it's about the Informatics people being able to understand what nurses need to do with their EMRs. IT people who don't know 2 shats' worth about what nurses need or want are pretty useless. They create constant headaches for us. That's why so many organizations are moving toward nurse-driven informatics, with clinical experience as a pre-requisite.
Is that it? I'd hazard a guess that it has something to do with a significant portion of personnel in the medical field being barely able to use a computer as well.
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Work for insurance companies
The person who originally posted this thread is not yet a nurse and wouldn't qualify for insurance company positions without some hands-on nursing experience.
It's not about nurses being able to type and use computers, it's about the Informatics people being able to understand what nurses need to do with their EMRs. IT people who don't know 2 shats' worth about what nurses need or want are pretty useless. They create constant headaches for us. That's why so many organizations are moving toward nurse-driven informatics, with clinical experience as a pre-requisite.
Is that it? I'd hazard a guess that it has something to do with a significant portion of personnel in the medical field being barely able to use a computer as well.
"How do I print a picture?"
Yup, what TheLittlestNurse said is pretty much it. That's why nursing experience is valuable in the area of informatics. Obviously the nurses that aren't computer savvy probably ought not pick this route....but its a great direction for some nurses.
Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.
Is that it? I'd hazard a guess that it has something to do with a significant portion of personnel in the medical field being barely able to use a computer as well.
"How do I print a picture?"
Nope. It's more like: "How do I log a simple set of vital signs in a system that was built around printing pictures?"
I don't meanto be rude, but seriously! If you can't handle stress, and are not fond of people who stress you out, you doo not belong in nursing. IT in a basement somewhere sounds perfect fo r you, but not nursing!
Nope. It's more like: "How do I log a simple set of vital signs in a system that was built around printing pictures?"
This was a picture on internet explorer, which if you're the type of person who can't figure something as BASIC as that, I'm not sure any program is going to be easier to use.
I do not understand why you even want to be an RN? You are talking about IT ...then focus on a degree in that. You want to go into nursing or medicine, but want nothing to do with people? How is a nursing degree going to serve you if you don't want to even BE a nurse? There are actual DEGREES in IT. Do you just want the title of RN? A new grad nurse pretty much has to BE a nurse. And non nursing jobs that require nurses STILL have a reason for needing the person to BE a nurse.
I can relate to your comments. I definitely think there are better careers than nursing in healthcare field (if your driving force is higher than average pay and medical knowledge). I would suggest going into Ultrasound or MRI tech. They both have same prerequisites as nursing and are less hectic, with a bachelors you earn higher to equivalent to a nurse's BSN degree.
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Bedside skill can help informatics just in knowing what staff does. Electronic charting sucks because as a general rule, non clinical people build it. That being said, if you choose an RN program, remember you have to survive clinical studies! Lol you can do IT without years of bedside. Go for it, nursing is a crazy wonderful world, there a literally thousands of choices, places and skills. Don't be afraid to learn a new one.