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Nursing & Math Teaching Idea: pounds to kilograms

Jun 24, 2014 9:38:00 AM / by user posted in electronic medical records, nursing education, academic EHR, classroom, electronic health records, EMR, math, Medical Assistant, medication administration, teaching idea

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In honor of sponsoring the Medical Math Competition at Skills USA this year, we thought we'd post another idea for incorporating math into your Nursing and Health Occupations classroom while using an EHR.

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EHRs and Math Skills - kill two birds with one stone!

Jun 12, 2014 9:28:00 AM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing education, academic EHR, academic EMR, classroom, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, math, Medical Assistant, medication administration, teaching idea

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For non-nurses, it may come as a surprise that math is such a big factor in nursing education and nursing in general. But here at EHR Tutor, we understand just how crucial it is for a nurse to be able to determine the correct dosage of a medication or attach the proper amount of fluid in an IV bag.

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Medical Errors... preventable deaths?

Apr 21, 2014 9:44:00 AM / by user posted in electronic medical records, academic EHR, EHR, electronic health records, EMR

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We recently stumbled upon an interesting fact from the American Association for Justice. Apparently medical errors are the sixth leading cause of death in America (based on 2010 stats). Here are the numbers:

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Teaching Idea: Shared charting scenario

Apr 2, 2014 12:27:00 PM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing education, academic EHR, academic EMR, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, Medical Assistant, patient scenario, simulation, teaching idea

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We recently did a webinar on Shared Charting (a feature we recently released on EHR Tutor) and we thought that even the instructors who could not attend might appreciate one of the scenarios we covered.

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Teaching Idea: Prioritizing Patients

Feb 28, 2014 10:00:00 AM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, CNA, electronic health records, teaching idea

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Incorporating Electronic Health Records into the Nursing or CNA classroom isn't just about learning how to chart. It's about teaching students how to think... critically.

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Teaching Idea: Electronic Charting + Nutrition

Feb 24, 2014 1:20:00 PM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, classroom, electronic health records, EMR, teaching idea

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Last week we were at the IACTE Conference and did a presentation about using an Academic EHR in the classroom. During the session we had help from our audience to come up with some great teaching tips and tools for Nutrition programs and Nutrition classes.

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All this talk of medications... Why?

Feb 19, 2014 1:00:00 PM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, medication administration

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We recently hosted a free webinar on medication administration and have been promoting our barcode scanning feature for the last few weeks. Why? Because medication administration is a big deal in the world of EHR meaningful use measures. For stage two of meaningful use requirements, medical practices must "enable a user to create a single reconciled list of medications, medication allergies, or problems" among other medication related requirements.

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Patient Scenarios for the Classroom

Jan 28, 2014 1:00:00 PM / by user posted in electronic medical records, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, free resources, patient scenario

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If you're doing a lesson plan and need a sample patient scenario for the classroom, we found a great resource from University of Virginia Medical School. You can find 6 different patients along with common concerns and problems with those patients. 

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Recording Vitals in an EHR/EMR System: Stage 2

Jan 20, 2014 12:47:00 PM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, CNA, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, teaching idea

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We all know that charting is moving to EHRs and EMRs, largely because of the Affordable Care Act and the HITECH Act. As practitioners are preparing to qualify for Stage 2 Meaningful Use Criteria, it's important for instructors to be aware of what students will be facing in the field from this point forward.

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Learning about Health Informatics

Jan 8, 2014 11:00:00 AM / by user posted in electronic medical records, continuing education, coursera, electronic health records, free resources, MOOC

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With the advent of Electronic Health Records, the entire medical profession is suddenly being confronted with a unique set of questions, problems and concerns. Want to know what it all means? We found this great, free course on Coursera offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology for anyone who might be interested: Health Informatics in the Cloud.

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