Clinical Informatics
Nurses in the Community: Week 4 of National Nurses Month
Nurses can become involved in their communities and make a positive difference for patients and families beyond the bedside in many ways. With a little creativity, nursing professionals can engage…
Read MoreLifelong Learning: Embracing a Mindset of Continuous Professional Development for Nurses
Nurses at Lantana are clinical experts who have transitioned from direct patient care to leading the digital transformation in health care through focusing on safety and quality and improving access…
Read MoreNational Nurses Month 2023: Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Quality Measures
Happy Nurses Month 2023! This week’s focus is Recognition. According to the American Nurses Association, it is a way to “honor the work of nurses who lead, excel, and innovate…
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U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week: Moving Forward from COVID-19
October is American Pharmacists Month: What are Lantana Pharmacists Up To?
The COVID-19 pandemic challenged us to think about where and how to get pharmacy data about the medications being used to treat COVID-19 patients in U.S. hospitals. Treatment recommendations during…
Read MoreCelebrating Infection Prevention Week: What is an Infection Preventionist?
Celebrating Lantana Nurses
Vaccinating the Community
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week: Using the NHSN AUR Module to Support Antibiotic Stewardship
Lantana Nurses: Coming Together During Social Distancing
Sending out an S.O.S.: Learning SAS Essentials
Nursing Informatics Series: Dawn’s Journey
When I was growing up, I wanted to become a veterinarian because I love animals. However, when I was twelve, my grandfather, who had a chronic health condition, came down with influenza A and passed away after only three days in the hospital. As my family sat with him, the nurses came in to monitor his condition frequently to make him comfortable. Their compassionate care to him was wonderful, but they didn’t just care for him.
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Olga’s Journey
I always knew I wanted to become a nurse. I wanted to save the world by helping others, and as a young adult, I thought helping others always meant being at the patient’s side.
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Robin’s Journey
Growing up, my role models were family friends who were registered nurses. They were compassionate and confident. I wanted to be like them. After graduating nursing school, I went to work in surgical ICU. Looking back now, I realize I have always relied on and have learned to trust technology even when it was electronic devices connected to my ICU patients.
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Zabrina’s Journey
I took an indirect path to nursing informatics. I started on my journey early—as a candy striper volunteer in a tertiary care center at the age of 13. This experience was my first contact with patients in a hospital setting.
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Marla’s Journey
Over the past 25 years, my nursing journey has taken me down different professional paths. At each crossroad in my career, I used the Servant Leadership philosophy as my compass…
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Angela’s Journey
As a former home health nurse, I know firsthand the importance of real-time patient health information. Today’s nurses can easily document and upload information that is instantaneously accessible to other…
Read MoreNursing Informatics Series: Lynn’s Journey
Today, as a Senior Nurse Informaticist at Lantana, I am part of a team of clinical, program and policy analysts, working with IT engineers to develop standards-based solutions permitting interoperable—platform…
Read MoreNursing informaticists: who we are and what we do
All around the world, May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses Day. It marks the end, in the U.S., of National Nurses Week—a time to honor and recognize nurses…
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