When I started my first nursing job, I remember my preceptor showing me how she organized her shift. She had a whole system where she printed out orders, made a ‘to do’ list, and...
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What are the Different Types of Informatics Nurses?
I recently came across an article called, Types of Nurse Informaticists Infographic, published by HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). The article...
The Downside of Nursing Informatics
One criticism I often receive on social media is that Nursing Informatics is not a flawless field. Some people are quick to point out that there are those in Nursing Informatics...
3 Reasons to Get Nursing Informatics Experience Before a Degree
For nurses, the idea of getting into a job before having qualifications seems counterintuitive. After all, we start our nursing careers by going to school. This is so we can...
Help! I Got an MSN in Nursing Informatics and Cannot Find Work!
There are a number of nurses who think the MSN is where you have to start if you want to get into Nursing Informatics (years ago I was one of them). Unfortunately these programs...
Top 3 Nursing Informatics Career Advice
The pandemic forced everyone in healthcare to try new technologies. Now there is renewed interest in Nursing Informatics and, quite frankly, health technology could really use...
5 Things Nurses Should Know About Nursing Informatics
Because Nursing Informatics is still a relatively new area, there are many nurses who have not heard of it. We need to change that because healthcare is only becoming more...
Nursing Informatics Role Model: Ninette Tan
Since the pandemic started and health technology got the spotlight, many more nurses are interested in a career in Nursing Informatics. However, a lot of nurses are not quite...
How I Went From Bedside Nurse to Informatics Nurse
A decade ago I was what you would call a ‘tech dummy.’ Sure, I used email, searched the web, and owned whatever version of iPhone existed (wait…did those exist then?). But I was...