Info(RN)matics

I will have to find a preceptor for my Excelsior College MSN-Nursing Informatics Capstone Course/Project in the last quarter of 2013 or the first quarter of 2014. If there is anyone out there reading this who is willing to help me out, please PM me....

Worst Case Scenario: What is the maximum number of patients per nurse on your Medical/Surgical floor? Which shift? Which state? How often do you find yourself in such a situation? Background: When our nurses explained to our DON that it was not onl...

Any Excelsior College MSN degree graduates out there? Just looking for someone willing to answer my questions, clear my doubts based on personal experience.

Someone I care about shared with me that they are contemplating the Associate in Nursing (AAS) program at SBI Campus - an affiliate of Sanford-Brown and that immediately raised a red flag in my head. Link: http://www.sbmelville.edu/Areas-of-Study/He...

Is 'Nursing Informatics' really a nursing specialty? The following is a discussion that is taking place right now in one of my classes. We were just discussing competencies for each of our chosen nursing specialties. It somehow led to this conversat...

Is 'Nursing Informatics' really a 'Nursing' specialty?

1.) Use of patient care technologies to deliver and enhance care Electronic Health Records (EHRs), devices (blood glucose monitors, vital signs monitors, EKG monitors, etc.) that interface with electronic health records, technology that allows minima...

1.) Use of patient care technologies to deliver and enhance care Patient Care Technology and Safety Health Information Technology (HIT) Source:http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/2013/07/t20130717c.html2.) Communication technologies to integrate and coor...

Great approach. It's ultimately about getting opportunities, but I think 3-5 years of bedside experience is good to have anyway - it's what sets you apart from the non-nurse informatics practitioners - it shapes the way you see and think and analyze ...

Thank you llg - I understand your point better now :) I am not sure if it is considered appropriate, but I'd like to ask you - can I read your dissertation? I may not be able to read it right away - but I'd consider myself privileged to be able to ta...

Here's an Informatics Nurse's perspective: Healthcare Informatics vs. Nursing Informatics

Thank you for the response, llg! Perspectives are indeed 'ways of seeing,' and are influenced by background and experience. Won't all nurses with some clinical experience come from a nursing perspective then? Have you seen some informatics nurses mov...

That's interesting, llg - I never thought of it that way! Whether Nursing Informatics is Nursing or not depends on the approach each Informatics Nurse has towards her/his job - is that the gist of your doctoral dissertation thesis statement?

All the attention can lead to superb job prospects in future. Wish you all the best, NNYNurse50!

Regardless of the angle used to argue these points, it is the truth BCRNA, and I can attest to it!

Hey asha2003, You should share the story of your journey from the time you wanted to be an informatics nurse to the time you got your degree to where you are now - I am sure it will be interesting for everyone who is just looking to start out :)

Ha ha... we'll have a discussion on our hands if someone in your target population takes the bait :)

Hi JerseyGirl2010, The reason why there are no responses yet is probably because there have been similar questions asked in the past that you can find by doing a variety of searches on this site - definitely try that. Is it necessary to obtain a sepa...

I think they will accept this person. Although the preceptor qualifications are not extremely clear on this, all they want is a Master's prepared professional with at least two years of informatics experience. If the project is relevant to 'nursing' ...

The same is true for Nursing Informatics - you can work directly with clinicians at the bedside, work as a liaison between clinicians and programmers, work with programmers in design and development, work in management roles governing departments or ...

A nursing informatics degree is excellent. However, if you already have the clinical nursing experience and background you need, and if a health informatics degree offers you the chance to gain some technical skills, a health informatics degree sound...

See, the challenge is that your project coordinator has to be willing to work on your project, and it has to be do-able within the time-frame of the Capstone. It does not have to be and over-the-top project/idea - even a simple idea will do. Brainst...

Definitely read this thread: Failed the ANCC NI Certification... Now What? - Nursing Informatics

I think you can travel, but not exactly like a travel nurse with 13-week assignments. Some informatics consultants and trainers travel - flight, room, car rental, and some other expenses paid - to client sites on Late Sundays / early Mondays and back...

Lots of ideas here: Health Information Technology to Support Care Coordination and Care Transitions