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Nursing Informatics is not new, but it certainly is NOW! Technology is dramatically altering the ways in which we diagnose, treat, care for and manage patients. It is our past and it is our present. Our Mission is to support evidence-based nursing practice and improved patient outcomes with technology solutions that enhance nursing communication, documentation and efficiency.

I have found the best way of integrating things into a work practice is getting a routine going and through trial and error. By getting a routine going you carry on doing something beneficial even when you don’t feel like it. It’s a habit, you do it anyway.

This Website has been very helpful for me in the past and this guy teaching it is really smart. Great educational and study tool

I have ran across this site multiple times thought it may be helpful to us as students!

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January 4, 2011, 12:07 pm Peter Garrett and Joshua J. Seidman / ONC Office of Communications and Director Meaningful Use What's in a word? Or, even one letter of an acronym? Some people use the terms "electronic medical record" and "electronic health record" (or "EMR" and "EHR") interchangeably.

For anyone in N200. This has lots of info on dementia and what it is all about.

The Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI) is a free, international, professional, refereed publication that focuses on nursing informatics in all practice settings. OJNI is committed to addressing the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing informatics as it relates to the art of nursing. CINAHL indexes the journal.

Health information systems (HIS) are information management systems that capture and display data related to the delivery of health care services. An HIS is not just a system of computers and software. It includes clinical guidelines, medical terminology dictionaries, and interfaces the various diagnostic devices and other clinical and business information databases, such as laboratory, pharmacy and diagnostic imaging.

Individuals trained in Health Information Management can choose from many different career paths since they have knowledge in science, business and information technology. HIM professionals work in a variety of settings including: healthcare facilities, consulting firms, government agencies, insurance companies, healthcare IS/IT vendors, and pharmaceutical companies.