Murse901 MSN, RN

Murse901 has 13 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.

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   Can you work full-time as an RN and work towards your bachelors with WGU?

   Murse901 replied to rysharp5's topic in Western Governors University

   I worked full-time through my BSN and my MBA with WGU. It can be done. However, your full question was "can [you] work full-time, work towards your bachelors and still have some what of a life". The...
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   New RN with an informatics goal

   Murse901 replied to JPure's topic in Nursing Informatics

   It's unfortunate that you're only 5 months into your nursing career and are already burnt out by bedside nursing. Perhaps switching to a different specialty (ED, telemetry, ICU, etc) might help? To be...
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   Nursing Informatics CE -- any one-stop shops?

   Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

   Ah, looks like I totally overlooked the whole-conference packages and just saw the individual presentations at $20-30/each. Oops! I can handle $199 + the $79 membership fee quite a bit more than I can...
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   Nursing Informatics CE -- any one-stop shops?

   Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

   I did check ANIA out. But, it looks like all of their conference CE is $20 a pop (for members) for 0.5-1.5 hours, unless I'm reading it wrong. Not super excited about the prospect of paying ~$600 for...
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   Nursing Informatics CE -- any one-stop shops?

   Murse901 posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

   I'm looking at sitting for my RN-BC Nursing Informatics in December. So, to get ready for eligibility, I need to get 30 CE in NI. I've searched all over, and I can't find a one-stop shop for all 30...
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   BONUS: Nurses Week Meme Contest

   Murse901 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   I'm completely ignoring the rules and just posting my favorite nursing meme
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   WGU MBA-HA?

   Murse901 replied to hoppynurse's topic in Western Governors University

   I think it depends on your end goal and the culture of your organization. Do you absolutely love nursing leadership? Get the MSN. Are you considering branching out into non-nursing leadership roles?...
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   WGU FNP

   Murse901 replied to stepbystep12's topic in Western Governors University

   Speaking as a WGU fan, with a WGU BSN and MBA under my belt, I don't expect WGU to roll out an FNP or a DNP any time soon. Even if they did roll out an FNP, I would expect that it would be limited to...
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   PSA: WGU now has an MSN in Informatics...

   Murse901 replied to featherzRN's topic in Western Governors University

   I don't even mind the 3P's as part of informatics curriculum. 1) Those courses just make one a better clinician, which is necessary for bridging the gap between IT and providers. 2) It opens the door...
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    PSA: WGU now has an MSN in Informatics...

    Murse901 replied to featherzRN's topic in Western Governors University

    Despite the fact that I have my MSN, I've never been a big fan of Master's-level nursing programs. There's just entirely too much fluff and not enough meat. It's even worse in NP programs, where you...
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    Nurse Informatics MSN Info (Salary, experience, etc)

    Murse901 replied to Chicago445's topic in Nursing Informatics

    In my organization -- 14-hospital system in Memphis, TN -- neither an MSN nor a BSN nets any additional pay over an ADN. The only thing the degree gets you is a leg up on the competition. No...
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    Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

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    Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    How big is the organization you work for? I think that's going to be the biggest factor in getting a foot in the door. Smaller systems (or worse yet, single hospitals and clinics) will have one or no...
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    Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I'm going back Feb 16th/17th for my last class. I didn't make it to my class this week due to O'Hare getting shut down by snow. We'll have to meet up for a beer in
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    Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    Murse901 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Quick update for anyone following this thread. I've spent the last two weeks traveling back and forth for Epic training. The Epic campus is really amazing and, yes, as sweetlilwolf said, the food and...