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    Security for computers, handhelds. Battery Life

    Hi Batmik, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you - I'd suggest you send your query to nrsing-l maillist - [email protected]
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    Nursing informatics in Wisconsin

    Hello Monteiro1511, It won't be necessary to quit your current job to complete that last semester internship. Commonly students are allowed to complete an intership at or within their current...
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    Interview anyone?

    Hi Donna, FYI the rules of the forum and the website prefer you not post your personal e-mail addy. Instead submit your request to a larger group of informatics nurses at: nrsing-l maillist -...
  4. all - i need your professional opinions. what's more fun that just giving opinion on someone else's work product!! please take this opportunity to do so!! one of the standards developing...
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    AMIA's annual symposium

    AMIA 2005 Annual Symposium October 22-26, 2005 Hilton Washington and Towers, Washington, DC The AMIA 2005 Annual Symposium is for everyone concerned with fulfilling the great promise and rising...
  6. Voice Your Opinion on the Impact of HIT on Interdisciplinary Communication The HIMSS Nursing Informatics Taskforce is conducting a research study to better understand how health information technology...
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    AHIMA's definition of a PHR

    AHIMA issues standard definition for personal health record The American Health Information Management Association today released a standard definition of a personal health record and its minimum...
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    Organization

    We do not have a seperate dept of "Nursing Informatics". Instead the reporting and dept structure at our organization flows as such: The department of Information Systems is composed of 1) Financial...
  9. IT Innovations: Transforming Today's Nursing Practice Saturday, October 22, 2005 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Hosted by the AMIA Nursing Informatics Working Group (NIWG), co-sponsored by the Alliance for Nursing...
  10. The Nursing Informatics Taskforce of HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society) is conducting a research study to better understand how health information technology affects communication...
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    Projectors vs. Monitors

    Yep it would be too costly in comparison to the minimal benefits. Check with your AV or Telecommunications dept but most bulbs for projectors average around $50-100 dollars. Normal bulb life when the...
  12. Hello rayray, The short answer to your primary question "Is informatics for me?" Only you can answer that question. " i just want a vague answer on how the workforce in these dept's are broken down."...
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    Dual Degree - Nursing and IT?

    Welcome back Cqc_Cqb, I do remember posting a link related to a dual degree program........I believe the school/program was located in Phili? .....but I'm not sure of the name or other specifics Over...
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    Informatics Nurse at Heart

    May 27, 2005 - Executives at Fresno (Calif.) Heart Hospital believe they have a secret weapon that can help nurses better use I.T. For clinicians who still are timid with technology, the hospital...
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    Informatics Nurse at Heart

    Hi Mijourney, You brought up good points related to "what difference does it make whether the nurse informaticist is from the IT department or from the nursing department? Does this impact the nurses...
  16. Hi Becky, In answer to your first query. Nursing Informatics is the specialty that combines nursing science and computer science to improve the practice of nursing and patient care. Read multiple...
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    Informatics Nurse at Heart

    An excellent question and one that has on occasion been of debate within the nursing informatics community. What do you think? Anyone else care to voice their
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    Starting out

    Wow, you are getting some excellent networking skills. FYI be aware that networking and server skills are not the same as Informatics specifically clinical informatics. Just as Informatics and...
  19. I totally respect your decision and congratulate you on knowing yourself. You did originally write that you felt limited in clinical practice........... On-line accredited programs from reputable and...
  20. Have you looked at on-line programs? No better way for an informatics nurse to get his/her education than via distance education. See my replies to other posts from today and previously. Good
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    Starting out

    Why dont you start out with basic computer courses at your local community college. Unless you are proficient with MS office products you will still need this foundational knowledge in any informatics...
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    Informatics Education

    Hi Robin, I've taken courses and was previously enrolled in Excelsior's Masters in Nursing ( major- clinical systems management) program. The course work is challenging and exciting! Since the...
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    Restricting Nurse Access to Electronic Records

    The reason(s) that any given system goes "down" or has unexpected, frequent or prolonged down-times are often not so much system specific as network or configuration specific - meaning frequently the...
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    Restricting Nurse Access to Electronic Records

    Contact your vendor rep and have him/her connect you with the MUSE group - the Meditech Users Group. This group can give you valuable input related to how other facilities (who also use the Meditech...
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    Nursing Informatics in Las Vegas area

    What a coincidence, I just got back from a conference in Vegas. 110 in the shade!!!! As far as I know Nevada does not have an established Nursing Informatics community or specific networking...