ACRosas

To lukesbaby: I absolutely do not agree with your comment; where in your law is this stated, which state are you working in, and are you a supervisor or floor nurse? If it's in your clinical policy, that is a different matter, and if that's the case, you need a new group of people writing the policy because I can tell they haven't been at the bedside for awhile. When I get an admission at the change of shift or near the end of my very busy shift, I endorse the admission to the next shift. I DO make sure that an assessment is done and documented, if the patient appears stable, then I feel 100% okay leaving the admission resume for the next shift, if they are unstable, I am more present to give medications and get this patient the treatment they need. I am a floor nurse though, not a supervisor, and floor nurses are expected to do the admission, the supervisor is not involved with patient care directly except to settle disputes, manage crises, or risk abatement. Why are the floor nurses not taking part in the admission of the patient? What're your patient/nurse ratios? I'm sorry you're having to shoulder so much burden.

I'm in the same boat and I'll share what my research turned up. WGU was also my first interest as our hospital offers a 75% discount to be a coach. So why didn't I choose it? The reviews didn't inspire confidence in being equipped as other MS-HI (Master's Science Health Informatics) programs. The biggest turn off was that ALL the classes were pass/fail. Now, this might work for someone with in-hospital experience with HI and just solidifies that with a degree, but I'm choosing University of Washington's CIPCT (http://clinical-informatics.uw.edu/) or University of Illinois, Chicago's HI program. Both are about 2 years and online, but UW meets in person I think twice a year, both seem to prepare you for a role in HI and both were economically viable. I looked at many other completely online schools and could share those with you if you're still searching. -Tony