ikarus01

ikarus01

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  1. Nursing Informatics degree vs. Informations Systems degree

    ikarus01 replied to RN1023's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Do you have a list of the courses that will be offered in the information systems degree? And in today's world, a non nursing informatics master shouldn't hinder you. In other words, many positions...

  2. How do you become a super user?

    ikarus01 replied to thirdtime's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Easiest way to become a super user is to volunteer to be one. When I'm out on the floors implementing applications nurses come up and tell me that they would like to train others when the next...

  3. how much bedside experience is necessary before moving to informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Nursing Informatics

    It is not that difficult to teach a non-clinical person on what nurses do or what they document. Vendors do this all the time and matter of fact, one of my job roles used to be precisely that---give a...

  4. HITECH training/Informatics question

    ikarus01 replied to Mettle's topic in Nursing Informatics

    When I worked with hospitals that were hiring entry-level candidates, and i was helping with the recruitment process, what I observed was that nursing managers and directors wanted people with past...

  5. possible transition from bed side nursing to informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to overtonis's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello overtonis, The good thing about the 16 week go live is that it allows you to update your resume with pertinent experience in the field and it gives you something to talk about in your...

  6. HIT-Pro Exam

    ikarus01 replied to Mijourney's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In my experience, when we have hired candidates, managers and directors are really more impressed by experience than by certificates. I have personally seen resumes being hand picked for an interview,...

  7. how much bedside experience is necessary before moving to informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I believe there was somebody who posted here recently who said they were also hired out of nursing school, with zero bedside experience. While working, I personally met one person with that same...

  8. Is IT for me?

    ikarus01 replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in Nursing Informatics

    What type of computer background do you have? And if you have a computer background---why did you go into nursing? I don't want to assume that you didn't like your computer job and thus you went for...

  9. Wants little human interaction- Is this the job for me?

    ikarus01 replied to krnpynmlr's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have been in the field of informatics only 7 years or so, but been through many roles: tester, implementer, trainer, data analyst, builder, etc. Of these 7 years, I can't think of one role where I...

  10. Long Term Outlook

    ikarus01 replied to city2rural's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Back when i started in 2003 my nursing friends told me that that computer jobs are temporary (informatics job) and that i should be wary about going into the field as my job would probably end up in...

  11. Information needed for a nurse who has a Master's in Informatics

    ikarus01 replied to Trumi24's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'm curious, from the time you got your degree until now---have you been working in a clinical setting that has is using an EMR? I know of some others who were in a similar situation as yours---got...

  12. I just thought of writing about my experience of getting in the informatics position.

    ikarus01 replied to Sam_Nurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Congrats on your job. People are always asking how to land an informatics position, and hopefully others will read this post and figure out that one way of landing a job is getting involved with...

  13. I am sick of ICU nursing and want a change.

    ikarus01 replied to anarchy187's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I personally don't know how things are done in your country, but here for sure you need clinical experience if you want to do nursing informatics, specially if you're looking to work in a hospital....

  14. I am sick of ICU nursing and want a change.

    ikarus01 replied to anarchy187's topic in Nursing Informatics

    hello anarchy! (funny nick) Quick answer to your questions: 1. Are you currently using an EMR in your unit? Because the first place to start is in your own unit, with the software you're currently...

  15. Questions about Cerner EMR

    ikarus01 replied to K.Y EH's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I believe that Cerner EMR refers to the applications under cerner's umbrella, like, radnet, surginet, powerchart, firstnet, etc. Cerner's Millenium Powerchart it is just one of these applications,...

  16. Looking for a informatics job

    ikarus01 replied to roseey's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, rininformatics has gone over this question. She even wrote a blog post on this which is found on this forum, but here is the link. Have you also browsed the older question on this forum?...

  17. What types of jobs will I have with a BSN versus an MSN in Nursing Informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to mersekrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In the past I have held positions with the word analyst in the job title and I don't sit on my desk analyzing a bunch of data. What you described as what you loved doing is what I typically did as an...

  18. Should I learn SQL programming before applying for Analyst job?

    ikarus01 replied to akohn16's topic in Nursing Informatics

    To be more specific, probably best to say, take an introduction to database class. That's the class that teaches you as eleectrosaurus says, how databases work, how they are implemented, designed,...

  19. Should I learn SQL programming before applying for Analyst job?

    ikarus01 replied to akohn16's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Would it be beneficial to start learning SQL or other types of programming in the meantime? Thank you for your responses! Yes, it would be beneficial to learn SQL, but it really depends on the...

  20. What's a fair salary?

    ikarus01 replied to CaptKris's topic in Nursing Informatics

    The problem with trying to come up with a salary is that every state, every city, and even every hospital based on the software they have implemented, have different salary structures. As an example,...

  21. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    ikarus01 replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    when searching for jobs, at least in my personal experience, the only time this seems to matter, if it matters at all, is when you're looking for management jobs. some jobs might specifically ask for...

  22. Does it matter where you get your Masters?

    ikarus01 replied to EmmaZ06's topic in Nursing Informatics

    My only comment is that in the past I worked with a couple of managers who wouldn't touch those who had a degree from the online university phoenix something...check out this thread:...

  23. A Computer Science student is interested in becoming a Nursing Informaticist.

    ikarus01 replied to iDEAF's topic in Nursing Informatics

    It could be said that nursing informatics falls under the general of umbrella of healthcare informatics, and therefore, you could be working in the informatics field under another 'field.' Nursing...

  24. A Computer Science student is interested in becoming a Nursing Informaticist.

    ikarus01 replied to iDEAF's topic in Nursing Informatics

    posted twice, see response

  25. Question for those who are working in the field of IT

    ikarus01 replied to kbell99140's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I personally don't agree with this. Is like saying that all doctors because they went to medical school, make excellent doctors. I personally trained non-clinical people for clinical analysts jobs and...