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Nursing Informatics: What It Is, Why and How to Get Started

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Nursing informatics has become a critical part of our healthcare system. As hospitals and facilities increasingly adopt healthcare technologies, they rely on informatics nurses to be the lynchpin in using and applying these technologies to improve patient care. Let’s explore the dynamic field of nurse informatics.

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What Can You Do with a Master’s in Nursing? 2025 Ultimate Guide

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

This may include changing how the company manages patient care, improving its nursing administration and patient care procedures or navigating new federal regulations. What can you do with a masters in nursing if you choose to specialize in leadership? 2 What can you do with a masters in nursing specializing in nurse informatics?

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5 Questions Nurse Leaders Must Ask About AI

Health Leaders | Nursing

It's critical that CNOs incorporate AI into workflows in a way that will help nurses and patients, and not become a hinderance. CNIOs can also be a great partner for CNOs, Freeman explained, since they can help with communication between the technology teams and the clinical teams. "I

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HL Shorts: Implementing Technology Alongside Nurses

Health Leaders | Nursing

On this week’s episode of HL Shorts, we hear from Lisa Stephenson, chief nursing informatics officer at Houston Methodists, about how CNOs and CNIOs can implement new technology so it doesn't become a burden on staff. Tune in to hear her insights.

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How UCSF Health is Building Off Telemedicine to Boost Virtual Nursing Capabilities

Health Leaders | Nursing

Previous telemedicine processes are now helping this health system implement virtual nursing, says this nurse leader. While virtual nursing programs are new to several health systems, the concept of telemedicine is not. Burke said, "So that communication configuration was also something that we need to figure out."

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Informatics: An essential nursing career

American Nurse

Fortunately, the nursing profession has a practice discipline that specializes in meeting these needs—nursing informatics. Nursing informatics integrates multiple sciences, including nursing science, computer science, information science, cognitive science, library science, and terminologies and taxonomies.

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4 Things CNOs Need to Know About Implementing Technology

Health Leaders | Nursing

From virtual nursing to smart rooms to AI, there are plenty of new opportunities to enhance patient care and outcomes. In nursing, this technology also has the potential to improve workload, turnover, and retention. According to Stephenson, it's critical to include nurses and get their input on new technologies before bringing them in.