Nurse Informatic Specialist-Nurses in the Know
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Nursing Informatics Specialist- Nurses In The Know
The nursing informatic specialist is a fairly new and exciting career that combines clinical nursing practice with computer technology. Nursing informatic specialist have been around since the 1970’s, but not until the past four years have they become the backbone to linking traditional nurses with computerized healthcare (RN 2009). It was not until very recent that I was introduced to this profession and all that it could offer to nurses wanting to pursue nursing in a different capacity. Nursing informatic specialist are nurses that have either received on the job training with certification in informatics or more recently pursued a master’s degree in informatics (University of Maryland). The focus of the Nursing informatic specialist is bridging the gap between nursing and technology.
As healthcare has changed with technology advances new careers have also developed. The Nursing informatic specialist is an advancing nursing career that utilizes clinical experience, organizational skills and informatics knowledge. Responsibilities include marketing, research, education, data entry, program and software analysis (Biohealthmatics 2006).
The phrase “healthcare informatics” is new to my vocabulary and mindset. Recently, I have been exposed to the informatics of healthcare and in my desire to learn more. I choose to research the clinical informatics nurse specialist because I found it an intriguing career with an exciting future.
The selection strategy used in validating my research was based on whether the websites contained authors, URL, dates of publish, and subject content. Regarding authors I reviewed that they had expertise in the field of study and that the sponsor of the page was reputable. Evaluation of the URL was to ensure it was not a personal page and what type of organization it came from. I was seeking articles that contained dates of publish that were with in the past four years. This is current information and I wanted the latest that was available. As for subject content, I wanted career information about nurse informatic specialists so I focused on articles that provided such information.
Nursing Schools.net
Nursing Informatics
http://www.nursingschools.net/nursing-informatics.htm
This site breaks down the career, the educational requirements and certifications that are available for nurse informatic specialist. Potential salaries are mentioned.
Cleveland Clinic Nursing Institute
Nursing Informatics- Nursing Past, Present and Future
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/nursing/informatics.aspx
This article gives a detailed description of nursing informatics from its conception to where it is headed in the near future. Nursing is uplifted in this article as to what clinical nurses can offer to the advancement of technology within the healthcare system.
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Careers in Nursing Informatics
http://nursing.umaryland.edu/print/informatics-careers
This site is for nurses interested in pursuing a career in nursing informatics.
A detailed description of the various types of organizations that are currently seeking nurse informatic specialists.
Biohealthmatics.com
Nursing Informatics Specialist-Career Overview
http://www.biohealthmatics.com/careers/PID00317.aspx
An overview of what the nurse informatic specialist position encompasses. Career requirements, job outlook, the career track and compensation.
RN
Informatics: The future of nursing
This articles focus is on the link of clinical nursing to technology and the development of the clinical nurse informatic specialist career. Results from a survey done by Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) is detailed providing information as to the future prospects in nurse informatic specialist degrees and training.
AACN Clinical Issues
Nursing Informatics: The Key to Unlocking Contemporary Nursing Practice
http://www.Ovid_online@ovid.com
An in depth article about nurse informatics. Areas of practice that are currently utilizing nurse informatic specialist and the future of this profession.
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