donnakhamm

donnakhamm

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  1. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

    donnakhamm replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I don't have time to read this whole chain, but saw this on Twitter today and thought it applied. http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/hospital-safety-secrets/ #5 is "Join the...

  2. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    donnakhamm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    As an Informaticist I was always amazed that nursing documentaion was so variable when caring for the patient should be the focus. Some folks don't get the concept of process--what are you trying to...

  3. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    donnakhamm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I share with folks that I am "Epic Ignorant". Each of us as Ancillary Analysts has different access into Epic--don't get me started on templates--and none of us have any idea what the workflows are....

  4. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    donnakhamm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Clinical Informatics positions vary so much from organization to organization. For my enterprise, the Clinical Informaticists are basically Epic experts--since Epic is our source of truth. Epic is...

  5. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    donnakhamm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thanks for sharing this. Had I known this years ago, it might have been something to pursue. Clinical Informatics has not been as satisfying as I had hoped, so I now work in the IT department as a...

  6. Mid-forties Nurse - Thinking about my future

    donnakhamm replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Gerat suggestions. Coding is interesting and convenient, but I don't think the income is on a par with

  7. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

    donnakhamm replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Not another "I hate Doctors thread" sigh.... For every bad doctor example there are equal or more bad nurse examples. When are we going to accept that we are all members of a healthcare team with...

  8. Doctors Don't Always Listen: Bridging the Communication Gap

    donnakhamm replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    But what happened to the patient? Did you seek help from a medical director. Does this organization have a process for escalating such