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Bridging the Gap Between IT and Healthcare: The Informatics Nurse

By Zelda Meeker

Discover how an informatics nurse bridges the gap between IT and healthcare, enhancing patient care through data management and system implementation.

Exploring Non-Clinical Nursing Jobs

By Laura Brummett

Discover various non-clinical nursing jobs, including roles in education, administration, and research, for nurses seeking diverse career paths.

Healthcare Cybersecurity: How Nurses Dealt With the Microsoft Outage

By Laura Brummett

Learn how recent software outages impacted hospitals, causing disruptions in EHRs, ambulance rerouting, and surgery cancellations. Discover tips for nurses to prepare for future outages.

Nursing Informatics and the Ethical Use of Health Data

By Barry Bottino

Explore the ethical use of health data in nursing informatics, its importance, impacts of misuse, and strategies for maintaining high ethical standards in healthcare.

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Informatics

By Barry Bottino

Discover how AI transforms nursing informatics, enhancing data management, predictive analytics, and patient care while addressing ethical and practical challenges.

How To Shift From the Bedside to Nursing Informatics

By Stacey Kusterbeck

Ready to move from the bedside to nursing informatics? Find out how to acquire the skills, certifications, and experience for a smooth career transition.

The Importance of Data Security in Nursing Informatics

By Zelda Meeker

Discover the critical role of data security in nurse informatics, protecting patient privacy, ensuring legal compliance, and enhancing healthcare quality.

Nursing Informatics: Vital to the Profession

By Lisette Hilton

With healthcare technology, nursing informatics enhances patient outcomes, reduces clinical errors, and provides efficient results in clinical procedures.

Patient Safety and the Role of Nursing Informatics

A reader asked about using her experience to develop a niche focusing on electronic health records to improve patient safety. My response is, “Go for it!”

The Informatics Nurse Toolkit: 7 Essential Skills

By Nurse.com Admin

As technology continues to evolve, informatics nurses are becoming more indispensable than ever. What essential skills do they need in their toolkit?

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