ikarus01

ikarus01

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  1. Nurse Informatics - Campus based program

    ikarus01 replied to *sHika's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Never took a University of Phoenix course, but I can tell you that I know a couple of managers at different health systems that won't consider a candidate if they have a degree from there. Supposedly,...

  2. Nursing Informatics Masters - should I take the plunge?

    ikarus01 replied to overtonis's topic in Nursing Informatics

    1. Absolutely right...get involved with "user meetings," try to become a superuser for go lives, see if the IT dept at the hospital you work at needs testers, etc. This is the type of experience that...

  3. strategies to get into NI

    ikarus01 replied to nathanfl's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello nathanfl, I suppose none of us can really give you a specific reason as to why you cannot seal the deal, but I can share some of my experiences. I've also had many many interviews where I...

  4. Frustrated and seeking professional/experienced advice re: NI position

    ikarus01 replied to MelissaSong's topic in Nursing Informatics

    At this point I suppose your only options are either to wait for a response, or to again, email this person asking if a decision has been made. But maybe this time around, you might want to ask for...

  5. Frustrated and seeking professional/experienced advice re: NI position

    ikarus01 replied to MelissaSong's topic in Nursing Informatics

    A couple of other questions...the last form of contact you had was this person was the email to inform you that she had gone external looking for an informatics candidate? How long ago was this? And...

  6. Frustrated and seeking professional/experienced advice re: NI position

    ikarus01 replied to MelissaSong's topic in Nursing Informatics

    from your post it says they told you the following: a month later she sent an email saying, "we did go external to try to yield some candidates with educational background in informatics." not a...

  7. Frustrated and seeking professional/experienced advice re: NI position

    ikarus01 replied to MelissaSong's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello Melissa, From what describe, you do seem to have the skills and drive to definitely get an informatics position, but many times hospitals reject candidates for reasons which even I don't...

  8. Graduating soon from MSN Informatics program

    ikarus01 replied to informaticsRN2B's topic in Nursing Informatics

    This really depends on the vendor and on the role you have. Some vendors specifically hire you to travel, and some vendors specifically hire you to be a local employee. As far as analysts not doing...

  9. Graduating soon from MSN Informatics program

    ikarus01 replied to informaticsRN2B's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Personally, I like to tell people to get involved with informatics even before they do a master's course. You don't need a master's to get a job in nursing informatics, but if you're already doing...

  10. Graduating soon from MSN Informatics program

    ikarus01 replied to informaticsRN2B's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello informaticsrn2b, I'm of the strong opinion that no informatics program out there will prepare you fully for a job, specially if you have no prior experience in the field. Matter of fact, look...

  11. Dragon Software

    ikarus01 replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yes, physicians had to speak slower because when they spoke at their "dictation" speed, the software was lagging behind or it simply didn't understand the speech. Also, there is some room for error....

  12. Dragon Software

    ikarus01 replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    At first, physicians have to train the software on their speech pattern. Foreign doctors had the most difficult time with this part of the process because sometimes they can't really pronounce a word,...

  13. Question about Nursing Informatics

    ikarus01 replied to jennylynh's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Please read rninformatics' article on the link below, which contains all the neccessary information about getting started in nursing informatics: How Do I Get Started in Nursing Informatics? on...

  14. Curious about taking care of 2 different EHR's

    ikarus01 replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    At least in my experience, it has been common to work with more than one system. Obviously, if one system requires a lot of maintenance, troubleshooting or updates, then it becomes a challenge. I...

  15. New Informatics nurse with questions

    ikarus01 replied to Eldow076's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Oh, I just realized...I read it as "I interviewed on monday...." Not as I interview monday! :uhoh21: Many times hospitals have press releases of their implementations so you can also try to google...

  16. SuperUser to Nursing Informatics

    ikarus01 replied to ThanksForAllTheFish!'s topic in Nursing Informatics

    yes, this is one of the best ways to get into the informatics world. you start as a superuser and then use that experience to get a job. many nurses have transitioned to informatics this way. also,...

  17. New Informatics nurse with questions

    ikarus01 replied to Eldow076's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Most likely this is an acronym specific to that hospital/healthcare system. Many hospitals come up with their own name for an implementation of a project. For example, one hospital that I supported a...

  18. Am I making the right decision? ICU---> RN informatics

    ikarus01 replied to jbdang's topic in Nursing Informatics

    once you get experience in the field, maybe you'll be lucky to work for an employer that lets you work remotely too. also, if you prove yourself to be autonomous and you excel in your role, you might...

  19. Nursing Informatics

    ikarus01 replied to yeng_27's topic in International Nursing

    You can go to this part of the forum: https://allnurses.com/nursing-informatics/ Your question has been asked there multiple times. Please browse through the pages, read the questions and answers,...

  20. Career Fair Presentation

    ikarus01 replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have volunteered to tutor high school kids on math. Interesting thing is that when they ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I'm a nurse, but i work in the "computer" field. 9/10 will say, I...

  21. I want to get into informatics

    ikarus01 replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yes, but tell that to my self righteous, I deserve that job personality 6 years ago. :lol2: My point is that back then I thought I was fully qualified for the job, and even then I was still turned...

  22. I want to get into informatics

    ikarus01 replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    hello RNCIPCT... Believe me, you're not the only one in this situation. Through my blog I have gotten emails from people who graduated with a masters in nursing informatics or health informatics and...

  23. Another "should I do this".....

    ikarus01 replied to FLmomof5's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yea, I should clarify. I'm talking about "generic" entry level informatics position. At least when I have been involved in the process of hiring entry level candidates, we have considered candidates...

  24. Another "should I do this".....

    ikarus01 replied to FLmomof5's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hello, I had to answer cause i wanted to see if I got the riddle correct. If by august 2013 you will have 2.5 years of clinical experience---does this mean that right now you have about 10 months...

  25. Need real world info please

    ikarus01 replied to nurse2it's topic in Nursing Informatics

    It is not that the programs are meaningless.... It is the fact that employers prefer to hire candidates who have some type of experience in informatics/IT. For example, let's say you have zero...