rhodais

Wooohoo! Geek nurse here!! Im a Clinical Systems Analyst for a large healthcare organization here in Wisconsin. We work on Epic, and Im actually currently getitng my certification in EpicCare Ambulatory. I am an RN/BSN, and worked as an oncology/chemotherapy nurse in the hospital, and then as an OB Triage nurse in the clinic, before switching to the Epic team. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Ive been doing this for about a year now, and can not imagine going back to patient care. As much as I loved the patients, the biggest thing that weighed on me was, 'what if I did something wrong that could harm the patient'. Ive worked with the Epic System for 4 years, before joining the team, so I have a lot of experience as an end user which has helped a lot. Im going back to school to get my Masters in Healthcare Informatics. Was going to start this fall, but my husband just finished law school, and we are moving for his job then. Also we have a five year old little boy:) I saw a tshirt at Walmart the other day that says "Talk Nerd to Me" and I thought it was perfect! I have a husband and son who are nerdy as heck! (which I love:)) Glad to see other Nurses who work in this field. Somtimes its hard, because my other team members doing think clinically and that can be a big barrier when trying to do this job!:) Rhonda

Well to be real frank, it can be a little gross. BUT if you have had a child, its nothing. Its not painful or anything, but you are reclined on this table with your legs hanging there, and they have pressure caths in you to tell if you have pressure, and at what stage you have pressure, while they infuse saline into your bladder. Plus you could pee all over the doctor. (which is why the doctor I work for wears scrubs on the day she does uro's). That being said, it gives the information needed to determine if you need surgery, and if so, its hard evidence so that your insurance will pay!