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  1. What is informatic nursing and how do I get into it?

    RNAnalyst replied to BeckyJN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I actually went in the other direction. 12 years of nursing, a little over 10 of them in the ED, and I was ready for a change. I was in the right place at the right time, when our MIS department was...

  2. Projectors vs. Monitors

    RNAnalyst posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are using the Meditech system, and in our ED, we are currently using 36" monitors for our public trackers. They are beginning to go through their death throws (one is morphing from a yellow to a...

  3. Does your ED have an observation unit, and what's its purpose?

    RNAnalyst replied to Carotid's topic in Emergency

    I was just talking with our ED director about this very issue, and my question to him was, "Why not discharge these patients with instructions to return in the AM for further testing." Basically,...

  4. Need advice!!

    RNAnalyst replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    You can call me a crusty ol' ED nurse (and a guy to boot) and I get caught up from time to time with emotional issues. I have to side with your charge, if the day comes that you DON'T get emotionally...

  5. Informatics Nurse at Heart

    RNAnalyst replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Yeah, just like I

  6. What is informatic nursing and how do I get into it?

    RNAnalyst replied to BeckyJN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Management of Information Systems, just a fancier way of saying IS department, I guess. I actually fill an NIS (or nursing information systems) position, which incorperates my nursing skills into the...

  7. Computers in the ER

    RNAnalyst replied to Dixielee's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I sure hope everything works out for you. I know the frustrations of getting everyone onboard, and when the equipment is not functioining as desired, that can really add to your woes. Good luck, and...

  8. Informatics Nurse at Heart

    RNAnalyst replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I found it extremely helpful having first worked on the floor with those who are now being challenged to implement the system, but to work from the IS department, where you have quick access to a...

  9. What is informatic nursing and how do I get into it?

    RNAnalyst replied to BeckyJN's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Hi, Becky Like you, I was a nurse that was very interested in computers and what they could mean in nursing. I had been using computers in healthcare for quite awhile when the hospital I work for...