Nurse informaticist vs nurse

The differences between nurse informaticists and nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a nurse informaticist, becoming a nurse takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, a nurse informaticist has an average salary of $99,381, which is higher than the $57,564 average annual salary of a nurse.

The top three skills for a nurse informaticist include patient care, epic and acute care. The most important skills for a nurse are patients, home health, and CPR.

Nurse informaticist vs nurse overview

	Nurse Informaticist	Nurse
Yearly salary	$99,381	$57,564
Hourly rate	$47.78	$27.68
Growth rate	9%	6%
Number of jobs	23,728	696,124
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	4	2

Nurse informaticist vs nurse salary

Nurse informaticists and nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Informaticist	Nurse
Average salary	$99,381	$57,564
Salary range	Between $66,000 And $147,000	Between $38,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Conviva
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between nurse informaticist and nurse education

There are a few differences between a nurse informaticist and a nurse in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Informaticist	Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 49%	Bachelor's Degree, 43%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Nurse informaticist vs nurse demographics

Here are the differences between nurse informaticists' and nurses' demographics:

	Nurse Informaticist	Nurse
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 23.9% Female, 76.1%	Male, 14.0% Female, 86.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 7.7% White, 68.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	9%

Differences between nurse informaticist and nurse duties and responsibilities

Nurse informaticist example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Provide go-live preparation, implementation, and production support of Cerner.
Provide direct user education to support clinical areas during project go-live.
Complete documents for state fund Medicaid programs, admission into community nursing and group home facilities and other community resources available.
Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.

Nurse example responsibilities.

Monitor patients' status during surgery (circulate in operating room) and manage patients in PACU.
Manage high-acuity cardiac/pulmonary and psychiatric patients
Monitor patients for cardiac rhythm changes and implement medication according to ACLS guidelines.
Educate patients and families on diseases processes, medications, wind care, and iv infusion.
Provide care for patients on medical/surgical, transplant, cardiac, orthopedic, postpartum, neonatal ICU, and psychiatric units
Demonstrate competence in CPR and other medical emergency situations.

Nurse informaticist vs nurse skills

Common nurse informaticist skills

Patient Care, 35%
Epic, 23%
Acute Care, 10%
Clinical Applications, 6%
Clinical Operations, 5%
Patient Safety, 4%

Common nurse skills

Patients, 21%
Home Health, 7%
CPR, 6%
BLS, 6%
Acute Care, 5%
Acls, 4%