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Technology - Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Looking for help? Want to share ideas? Technology is here to stay, so let's learn to use IT!
I am working on a presentation for the Oregon State University Gerontology Conference next month and was reminded of guidance shared by past... Show more
Hi all,
I'm doing an online course In ukraine and need to figure out how to allow someone take the host postion on zoom. I know how to do so once I...
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Deb Fell-Carlson
I am not exactly sure what you are asking, so forgive me if I am redundant. You can schedule a meeting way in advance; you don't have to create a...
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6 months ago
Pam Dandre
Thanks Deb. Some of my meeting days I'll be traveling and unable to initiate the zoom call. As I read, I think the only way to allow someone to...
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6 months ago
Beverly Bateman
HI Pam... not sure if this is in time to help you, but here's some different ways that might work to allow someone else to host the call. To set up...
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5 months ago
Technology - Tips, Tricks, and Tools
There are many useful technologies available in healthcare that may be applicable to our role as Faith Community Nurses. Just as true, there are...
Hey everyone! I have a lovely 24 year old woman helping me learn TIKTOK to engage younger nurses! Check us out as we learn! 😅... Show more
Hi/Looking forward to learning and sharing on the technology front. It is definitely here to stay. Looking forward to meeting.
We have a functional test environment for FCN EHR! Over the next few weeks, we will be reviewing and testing, improving what we can and awaiting the... Show more
Dorothy Mayernik
I'm very interested. If you need nurses for beta testing to uncover any bugs or issues, please consider me.
1 year ago
I'm excited to share I received the first glimpse of the test environment for a potential mobile documentation method today! I mentioned I wanted... Show more
Dreaming...
Continuing the electronic documentation theme, what would be on your wish list if an electronic documentation system was available for your iPad or...
Technology - Tips, Tricks, and Tools
I found the information in 25 Must Have Mobile Apps for Every Nurse informative. I have used some of these and will be trying some others. How about... Show more
When you are browsing the internet...To Show & Hide the Bookmark Bar try Ctrl+Shif+B!
Sometimes you have bookmarked some important site and not able...
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Open Discussion on Technology Trips, Slips, and Fails
I spent the last 17 years in the Information Technology department of a large, not-for-profit, health system. I've learned a few things along the...
Technology - Tips, Tricks, and Tools
Ever need a level?
If you need to hang a picture, you don’t need to grab a level — your phone can do it for you.
On an iPhone:
Open the Measure app,...
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Beverly, the struggle is real! We have been using the Pittsburgh Mercy system, and value its usability, but the necessity for the Access database...
Beverly, another person I think could be helpful to you is Deb Fell-Carlson -- she posts on this site. Deb is in a coordinator position in Oregon...
Dorothy...I'd love to explore further with Nancy. Thank you!
Hi Beverly. I'm trying to understand your needs...do you want all of your nurses to be able to log onto the same database to do their documentation?...
Our database designer used MS Access because it allowed her to create the fields we needed. Since Access is part of M
Hi Dorothy! Thanks so much for the information and link. I have reviewed this option and the main drawback is the need for the Access software. The...