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1. NURSING INFORMATICS

   concientiousdee replied to concientiousdee's topic in Western Governors

   Thanks for your reply. I would love to do analyzing workflows as opposed to coding and compliance. I have been a bit concerned about doing the program at WGU because they do not have a hands on clinical component where you get to work with a nurse in...

2. NURSING INFORMATICS

   concientiousdee posted a topic in Western Governors

   I am a BSN prepared nurse with an interest in nursing informatics. I am not sure whether I should do nursing informatics or healthcare informatics. I am not sure what the difference is and if there are any limitations with either. I would one day lik...

3. Nursing Informatics OR Healthcare informatics????

   concientiousdee posted a topic in Informatics

   I am trying to make a decision. Nursing informatics OR healthcare informatics. Which will make me more marketable and pay more. Any suggestions on schools. I currently live in Texas and Texas has only one Nursing informatics program at Texas Tech uni...

4. Masters in Nursing-administration

   concientiousdee replied to gonementally2day's topic in Career Support

   I too have the same decisions to make about nursing management/np.mthe funny thing is that I don't want to do management to be a nurse manager because I don't like that area but I am thinking about this program to get me into something like quality a...

5. Careers after nursing: Nursing as a springboard to...what?

   concientiousdee replied to eunymous's topic in Career Support

   Hello, I too have similar crossroads in my nursing career. I once wanted to do CRNA but I don't think that I will like the ICU. Then I decided to try the NP route but scared of the litigations. So now I am thinking of doing a maters in nursing which ...

6. Med/Surg certification question

   concientiousdee replied to tokmom's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you tokmom. I registered for the ANCC exam. Do you think it would matter which text I study from. I realise that they have their own resources too.

7. Med/Surg certification question

   concientiousdee replied to tokmom's topic in Med-Surg

   Hi all, What resources are out there to use to study for the med-surg exam? I am so nervous about it and I feel as if I need to go over my entire med surg book to be prepared. I bought a book from ANCC called Medical Surgical Nurse 2nd edition and I...

8. NO LUNCH??? NO BREAKS??? Is that common in nursing?????

   concientiousdee replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

   Can anyone share what their unit does to encourage meal breaks. It is about time that we implement this and maintain this culture on our unit so that they nurse can be happier. Thanks.

9. Case Managers???

   concientiousdee replied to cynthiamc's topic in Home Health

   hi case mangers, Just wanted to know what is the difference between case managemnet that is practiced in the hospital and a long term facility/skilled Nursing facility? dee