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That does sound interesting. Can you give me a little more information? I currently work in a bussiness setting not a hospital although I am sure that probably doesn't matter. The way the company I currently work for has it's IT positions mostly in the New England (Conn,Mass,NH.) So walking in or having easy access to the IT department is not possible. If I decided to take a course how would I decide which one to take?

Thank you for your insight and direction. I think I have been to hung up on the title. I will let you know how it all goes. Thank you very much!

Thank You for responding... I apologize in advance because I have not quite mastered the cut and paste option. In response to your question regarding my RN-BSN. I am a busy single mom and I looked for online courses to obtain a BS in nursing informatics and couldn't find much of anything. If you are aware of some schools that offer an online program please let me know. I would prefer NI to having my BSN. "So first, get a clear understanding of what is it that you want to do; I believe you meant configuring and not programming, so yes, informatics is one way to go. " You are correct I did mean configuring...... I think:confused: I was a super user and loved it but I think I would like to take it a step further. As I tell others. You have experience as a nurse and some experience in informatics. Why not put a good resume together and apply for jobs now? I love the company I work for however I'm not living my dream in my current position. I mention nursing informatics and upper managment has said we hear you..... we see your intrest.. but we don't know how to help you.... and the truth of the matter is I don't know how to help myself...... So I signed up for school... I want to go back I just don't want to spend the next year getting my BSN when I could be getting a degree NI. I want to be whomever that person is that supports the superuser. I don't have a clear path yet so I thought I would reach out to those that are in the "know"

I am currently an RN working as a casemanager in worker compensation. I do have some clinical background as well as Manage Medicaid. Prior to changing into the WC I assisted with the implementation of a new computer system while working in managed madicaid and loved it. I was a "super user".My first taste of informatics. In my new position I was asked to describe the benefits of Nursing informatics as it relates to my current position. I spurted out what I believe was the basics of Nursing Informatics ( The management of medical information, combined with the technological aplication of IT so that information can easily identified and utilized by the medical staff to provide the most positive outcomes possible to our clt). First Question - Was this too generic and broad? Our company is adopting a new platform for our system and nurses ('superuser) have worked on it. However I believe that again the application is not geer toward the medical staff (minority with the biggest impact) and would like to be able to put my two cents in. So I decided to enroll in school (RN-BSN ) as it seems that informatics does not come into play until you are at the master's level. But have been reading the threads and wonder if I am taking the long road to get some knowledge. I think I am interested in programimg and intergration. Do you have any suggestions - Is there additional information regarding Nursing Informatics in the Insurance arena? I have checked several sites and have not found any specific references. :rolleyes:Ready for the Next step just want to make sure I am heading in the right direction.

I am stuck between choosing Kaplan's RN to BSN and Chamberlain. I saw the thread on chamberlain and there were a lot of good reviews however I am curious if anyone has attended or has any thought regarding Kaplan. It seems as though it's the same program but there are additional discounts associated with Kaplan. Please help I have to make a decision Soon!:confused: