Description

This article describes a fellowship developed to give staff nurses an opportunity to learn about nursing informatics through classes, practical experience, and mentoring by a nurse informaticist. Planning, implementation, outcomes, challenges, and recommendations for the fellowship are presented.

Author(s)

• Meg Furukawa, MN, RN-BC, CNS , Nursing Informaticist, UCLA Health
• Lisa Harrison, BSN, RN-BC
• Yvonne Mugford, MSN, RN-BC
• Ellen Pollack, MSN, RN-BC
• Stesha Selsky, MSN, RN-BC
• Donna Wellbaum, MSN, RN-BC