Welcome to the Nursing Informatics Blog, your source for data, information, knowledge, and wisdom around topics of interest to Nursing Informatics Professionals.
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Topics covered will include nursing history, nursing theory, nursing informatics theory, certification exam topics, relevant current events, data analysis, data visualization, nursing innovations, and more.
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Recent Blog Posts
Health Information Data Visualization Design Webinar
The Midwest Chapter of the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) is hosting a webinar on Health Information Data Visualization Design on May 18, 2022, from 11:00 am Central to 12:00 pm Central (noon Eastern to 1 pm Eastern). From the registration page:...
A Day in the Life of a Nurse Informaticist
If you've wondered what working as an informatics nurse might look like, come check out the free panel discussion sponsored by the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. It's always interesting to hear what different nurse informaticists are doing! Topic: I Have the...
Nursing Informatics Boot Camps in 2022
If you're looking for nursing informatics CEUs or an excellent review course for the ANCC Informatics Nursing Certification (RN-BC), Dr. Susan Newbold has scheduled five nursing informatics boot camps for the remainder of 2022. Dr. Susan Newbold is a pioneer and...
Challenges With Maintaining A Stable Supply of CNAs
After publishing my article on A Care-Centric Approach to Nurse Scheduling, I received several messages asking whether the care-centric methodology can also be applied to CNAs and LPNs. Nurse managers can apply the care-centric scheduling calculations to CNAs, LPNs,...
What Do We Do When Our Leaders Are Wrong?
A leader's experience, knowledge, and wisdom are essential to successfully guiding their followers during a crisis. But what do you do when the advice or direction from your leader is wrong and is making it more difficult for you to navigate the situation?...
A Care-Centric Approach to Nurse Scheduling
Creating safe and effective nursing schedules can be frustrating for nurse managers and bedside nursing staff. There is little training available to nurse managers on translating their budget into caregivers at the bedside while providing enough time off to prevent...
Nursing Budget Flaw Impact on Understaffing at the Hospital and Regional Levels
In my blog post, Flawed Nursing Budget Process Increases Understaffing Risk, I spelled out the details behind an incorrect formula in a nursing budget process used by some hospitals. This post will expand on how this small error can translate into significant resource...
Flawed Nursing Budget Process Increases Understaffing Risk
With the COVID pandemic, the nursing shortage has figured prominently in the news cycle. There have been many reports about the nursing shortage, severe understaffing, hospitals enacting crisis care measures, and even hospitals closing services due to nursing staff...
