SpEdtacular

SpEdtacular MSN, RN, EMT-P

ED, Informatics, Clinical Analyst

Member

  • Content

    199

  • Visitors

    6,971

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    23

All Content by SpEdtacular

  1. Not sharing EMR notes w patient/family

    SpEdtacular replied to ActiveHusky's topic in General Nursing

    JKL33 is correct. As someone who does EHR build, I can tell you your full name is all over the place. If you use Epic and assign yourself to the treatment team, they can see that. It shows in MyChart...

  2. I can't understand how compact licenses work!

    SpEdtacular replied to Purdicialle's topic in General Nursing

    Think of it like a driver's license. I live in NC, but I can drive in all 50 states with my NC driver's license. If I move to another state, I need to give up my NC driver's license and get a new one...

  3. Nursing Informatics

    SpEdtacular replied to Cynchy's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I got my Master's at Excelsior college and I really enjoyed the program. I was able to find a preceptor and do my Capstone project with the organization I was working for at the time. I got a job as...

  4. "Discrepancies" In Epic Documentation

    SpEdtacular replied to Faithx14's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you have to have a cosigner when you

  5. ASN to BS-HIM or RN-MSN NI?

    SpEdtacular replied to littlemamakt's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I agree. The best degree depends on what you want to do and job titles can be tricky. My official title is Systems Analyst-RN. I build and maintain the workflows for the ED portion of our hospital's...

  6. Flowsheets Comment in EPIC

    SpEdtacular replied to smiling_riley's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I want to say there's like a 256 character limit for free text fields. I am not sure what it is for flowsheet comments. Character limits are universal so I don't know how other people would be able to...

  7. any nurse informaticists here?

    SpEdtacular replied to TheUndersigned's topic in General Nursing

    I assisted the chief nursing informatics officer with a big upgrade my organization was doing. I analyzed and presented survey data collected from end users before and after the upgrade for my...

  8. Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    SpEdtacular replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We'll you guys are certainly working hard to be #1 in Covid-19. Texas and NJ will graciously concede and let you guys have the title of Corona Capital of the US

  9. Texas Hospital making nurses resign or take care of COVID patients

    SpEdtacular replied to Rex Sanchez's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As someone from New Jersey, I must point out that NYC is not located in

  10. Written Up

    SpEdtacular replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    The OP's "double dosing" is just a symptom of a bad system and stems from multiple issues. Here's what comes to mind for me: Benzodiazepines are not the best treatment for insomnia and if used...

  11. New RN needing advice

    SpEdtacular replied to Aliens05's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I did an RN to MSN in Informatics through Excelsior College and was very happy with my degree program. I'm not sure why you think you'd be "stuck" and unable to work in other disciplines because you...

  12. What is a Sugar Cleanse and Do I Need It?

    SpEdtacular replied to Carol Ebert's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing I have discovered about metabolism and nutrition/food science is that we know almost nothing. Increasing your intake of foods like fruits and vegetables, practicing moderation, and...

  13. Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    SpEdtacular replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    I think Med/Surg nurses are amazing people because I could not put up with what they deal with on a daily basis. They have to care for half a dozen or more able-bodied yet inexplicably needy patients...

  14. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 3

    SpEdtacular replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

    Very interesting article. I think the importance of safe injection practices and good injection technique is undervalued and that many people administering the injections underestimate the potential...

  15. Where did you get your MSN Clinical Informatics Degree?

    SpEdtacular replied to gyanez's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I just graduated from Excelsior's RN-MSN informatics program, and I thought it was a great

  16. Excelsior MSN Capstone

    SpEdtacular posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Hey there Excelsior MSN Grads, I am nearing the end of Excelsior College's RN-MSN Informatics program, and I hope to take the Capstone course over the summer. I'm kind of nervous because I don't...

  17. Social Problems in a Hospital? Please Help?

    SpEdtacular replied to amandaelizabeth1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Check with your local health department. Examples of public health issues are communicable diseases, homelessness, and environmental

  18. A clear answer about my associates would help a future.

    SpEdtacular replied to ashelly's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP, You can attend community college to take prerequisites and not complete a degree. Many people take gen ed courses at the community college because it is much cheaper and then transfer those...

  19. Feel like giving up

    SpEdtacular replied to Anon22's topic in Nurses Recovery

    brandy1017 You sound like someone who has not had personal experience with addiction. When someone is an addict it's more complicated than just choosing not to do something because they have an...

  20. Amiodarone

    SpEdtacular replied to BecomingNursey's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Everything is IVP in a code. You should review ACLS protocols. That's the gold standard for codes. And at the risk of sounding like a Troll, I have to wonder what kind of "extensive research" you...

  21. Sentinel event

    SpEdtacular replied to Jordym919's topic in Patient Medications

    I would add, make sure the second nurse confirming high risk meds is taking the double check seriously and not just cosigning! Don't give a medication you're unfamiliar with without looking it up...

  22. Penicillin G IM injection?

    SpEdtacular replied to anon456's topic in Patient Medications

    Oh have I ever! We give it all the time in the ED for strep throat and syphilis (the syphilis folks get two of those

  23. Feel like giving up

    SpEdtacular replied to Anon22's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is from the article I mentioned: The question was... "I had a patient in the hospital who was a nurse in an outpatient surgery center. We found that she has been abusing drugs for years, and she...

  24. Feel like giving up

    SpEdtacular replied to Anon22's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Why did the ED report you? Unless you were working and an immediate danger to yourself or others that sounds like a HIPAA violation. I say this because I read an article not too long ago that...

  25. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

    SpEdtacular replied to jedimasterbrie's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hey OP, My younger sister has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and was on disability for a while because of it. She used to do EMS but having to lift and move people caused serious problems with her shoulder...