Eighty percent nursing informatics specialists report they are satisfied or highly satisfied with their careers, according to a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society survey.
In the report, titled the HIMSS 2017 Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey, HIMSS determined that experience and salary have continued to increase for nursing informatics specialists.
Here are three more findings.
- In the 2017 survey, 46 percent of nursing informatics specialists reported making more than $100,000. This represents a substantial increase from 2014, when only 33 percent fell into this category. Thirty-four percent of respondents in 2017 also reported receiving a bonus.
- Those who hold a certification in nursing informatics or a postgraduate degree tended to have higher salaries, and more than half of these nurses make more than $100,000 a year. Only 37 percent of those without a certification or advanced degree make more than $100,000.
- Of the nurses included in the survey, 57 percent already hold a postgraduate degree, such as a master's degree or PhD in informatics. Almost half (41 percent) are currently enrolled in a formal informatics education program.