NR599 Midterm Exam
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General Iprinciples Iof INursing IInformatics
Nursing Iinformatics Iis Ithe Ispecialty Ithat Iintegrates Inursing Iscience Iwith ImultipleIinformation
Imanagement Iand Ianalytical Isciences Ito Iidentify, Idefine, Imanage, Iand Icommunicate Idata,
Iinformation, Iknowledge, Iand Iwisdom Iin Inursing Ipractice.
One Iof Ithe Imost Ifrequently Iquoted Iand Iwidely Iaccepted Idefinitions Iof Inursing Iinformatics Iis Ithat
Iit Iis Ia Icombination Iof Inursing Iscience, Iinformation Iscience Iand Icomputer Iscience
· Knowledge
• All Inurses Ihave Ithe Iopportunity Ito Ibe Iinvolved Iin Ithe Iformal Idissemination Iof Iknowledge Ivia
their Iparticipation Iin Iprofessional Iconferences Ieither Ias Ipresenters Ior Iattendees.
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• All Inurses, Iregardless Iof Ithe Ipractice Iarena, Imust Iuse Iinformatics Iand Itechnology Ito Iinform
and Isupport Ithat Ipractice.
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· Wisdom
• Wisdom Iis Ithe Iapplication Iof Iknowledge Ito Ian Iappropriate Isituation.
• In Ithe Ipractice Iof Inursing Iscience, Iwe Iexpect Iaction Iand/or Iactions Idirected Iby Iwisdom.
• Wisdom Iuses Iknowledge Iand Iexperience Ito Iheighten Icommon Isense Iand Iinsight Ito Iexercise
sound Ijudgment Iin Ipractical Imatters. IIt Iis Ideveloped Ithrough Iknowledge, Iexperience, Iinsight
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Iand Ireflection.
· Scientific I Underpinning
The I scientific I underpinnings I of I practice I provide I the I basis I of Iknowledge Ifor
Iadvanced Inursing Ipractice. IThese Iscientific Iunderpinnings Iinclude Isciences Isuch Ias
Ibiology, Iphysiology, Ipsychology, Iethics, Iand Inursing.
· The IFoundation Iof IKnowledge IModel
According Ito IMastrain Iand IMcGonigle I(2009), Ione Iof Ithe Imost Iprominent Imodels
associated Iwith Inursing Iinformatics Iis Ithe IFoundation Iof IKnowledge Imodel. IThis Itheory
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Iinvolves Iintegrating Ifour Imain Ikinds Iof Iknowledge, Iwhich Iare: Iknowledge Iacquisition,
Iknowledge Idissemination, Iknowledge Igeneration Iand Iknowledge Iprocessing.
Knowledge I acquisition: Iapplication I of I knowledge I acquired I through Ieducation,
Iresearch, Iand Ipractice Ito Iprovide Iservices Iand Iinterventions Ito Ipatients Ito Imaintain,
Ienhance, Ior Irestore Itheir Ihealth, Iand Ito Iacquire,
,process, I generate, I and I dis- I seminate I nursing I knowledge I to I advance I the Inursing
Iprofession.
Knowledge IDissemination: IDisturbing Iand Isharing Iof Iknowledge Ilearned
Knowledge IGeneration: ICreating Inew Iknowledge Iby Ichanging Iand Ievolving
Iknowledge Ibased Ion Iyour Iexperience, Ieducation Iand Iinput Ifrom Iothers
Knowledge IProcessing: IThe Iactivity Ior Iprocess Iof Igathering, Icollecting Ior Iperceiving,
Ianalyzing, Isaving Iand Itransmitting Iknowledge
The IFoundation Iof IKnowledge Imodel Ispecifically Iprompts Inurses Ito Iextend Itheir Itheoretical Iand
Imetaphorical Iknowledge Iinto Ipractical, Iholistic Ideterminations Ibased Ion Ia Ivariety Iof Ifactors Iand
Icontexts. IBecause Icompetencies Iin Iinformatics Iinclude Ibut Iare Inot Ilimited Ito Iinformation
Iliteracy, Icomputer Iliteracy, Iand Ithe Iability Ito Iuse Istrategies Iand Isystem Iapplications Ito Imanage
Idata, Iknowledge, Iand Iinformation, Ithe Iability Iof Inursing Istudents Ito Iuse Icomputer-mediated
Icommunication Iskills Iis Iessential Ito Itheir Isuccess Iin Ithe Inursing Ifield Iand Ias Ia Imeans Ito Iimprove
Ipatient Isafety.
• Organizing Iconceptual Iframework Ifor Itext
• Helps Ito Iexplain Ithe Ities Ibetween Inursing Iscience Iand Iinformatics Iand Iknowledge
• Informatics Iis Iviewed Ias Ia Itool Ifor Ifounding Iknowledge
· Computer I science
· Computer Iscience Iis Iintroduced Ithrough Ia Ifocus Ion Icomputers Iand Ithe Ihardware
Iand Isoftware Ithat Imake Iup Ithese Ievolving Isystems; Icomputer Iscience Iis Ione Iof Ithe Ibuilding
Iblocks Iof Inursing Iinformatics. IComputer Iscience Ioffers Iextremely Ivaluable Itools Ithat, Iif Iused
Iskillfully, Ican Ifacilitate Ithe Iacquisition Iand Imanipulation Iof Idata Iand Iinformation Iby Inurses,
Iwho Ican Ithen Isynthesize Ithese Iinto Ian Ievolving Iknowledge Iand Iwisdom Ibase.
Data Istorage, Imanagement, Iretrieval, Iand Iprocessing.
· Cognitive Iscience
Interdisciplinary Ifield Ithat Istudies Ithe Imind, Iintelligence, Iand Ibehavior Ifrom Ian Iinformation
Iprocessing Iperspective. IA Ifield Ithat Iinvolves Iboth Icognitive Iinformatics IandIartificial Iintelligence.
IThe Iscience Iof Iunderstanding Iwhat Iinformation Iis Ihoused Iin Iand Iprocessed Iby Ithe Ibrain
I(Cognitive Iinformatics)
· Information Iscience
the Iscience Iof Iinformation Istudying Ithe Iapplication Iand Iusage Iof Iinformation IandIknowledge
Iin Iorganizations Iand Ithe Iinterfacing Ior Iinteraction Ibetween Ipeople,
, organizations Iand Iinformation Isystems. IIntegrates Ifeatures Ifrom Icognitive Iscience,Icommunication
I science, Icomputer I science, I library I science I and I social I sciences
· Informatics ICompetencies
Have Ibeen Ideveloped Ito Iencompass Iall Ilevels Iof Ipractice Iand Iensure Ithat Ientry- Ilevel
Inurses Iare Iready Ito Ienter Ithe Imore Itechnologically Iadvanced Ifield Iof Inursing. IAnd Iestablish
I advanced I competencies I for I specialty I practice. IThese I competencies I may I be Iused Ito Idetermine
Ithe Ieducational Ineeds Iof Icurrent Istaff Imembers
· Information I literacy
Ability Ito Irecognize Iwhen Iinfo Iis Ineeded Ias Iwell Ias Ithe Iskills Ito Ievaluate Iand Iuse Ineeded Iinfo
Ieffectively. Ithis Inurse Ican Irecognize Isignificant, Irelevant Iresearch Iand Iknow Ihow Ito Iapply Iit Ito
Ipractice. Iability Ito Irecognize Iwhen Iinformation Iis Ineeded IasIwell Ias Ithe Iskills Ito Ifind, Ievaluate, Iand
Iuse Ineeded Iinformation Ieffectively
· Health Iliteracy
degree Ito Iwhich Iindividuals Ican Iobtain, Iprocess, Iand Iunderstand Ibasic Ihealth
Iinformation Iand Iservices Ineeded Ito Imake Iappropriate Ihealth Idecisions
· Meaningful I Use
use Iof Ihealth Iinformation Itechnology Ito Icollect Ispecific Idata Iwith Ithe Iintent Ito Iimprove Icare, Iengage
Ipatients, Iimprove Ipopulation Ihealth, Iand Iensure Ithe Iprivacy Iand Isecurity
· Patient-centered IInformation ISystems
supports Ithe Iuse Iand Idocumentation Iof Inursing Iactivities
-provides Itools Ifor Imanaging Iand Idelivery Iof Inursing Icare
-two Igoals: Inursing Ifunctions Iand Inursing Ipractice
Clinical IDecision Isupport Isystems
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A Icomputer-based Iprogram Idesigned Ito Iassist Iclinicians Iin Imaking Iclinical Idecisions Iby Ifiltering
Ior Iintegrating Ivast Iamounts Iof Iinformation Iand Iproviding Isuggestions Ifor IclinicalIintervention.
· Electronic IMedical IRecords
legal Irecord Icreated Iin Ihospitals Iand Iambulatory Ienvironments Ithat Iis Ithe Isource Iof Idata Ifor Ithe
IEHR
-long Ireferred Ito Ias Isingle Iepisode Itreatment
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General Iprinciples Iof INursing IInformatics
Nursing Iinformatics Iis Ithe Ispecialty Ithat Iintegrates Inursing Iscience Iwith ImultipleIinformation
Imanagement Iand Ianalytical Isciences Ito Iidentify, Idefine, Imanage, Iand Icommunicate Idata,
Iinformation, Iknowledge, Iand Iwisdom Iin Inursing Ipractice.
One Iof Ithe Imost Ifrequently Iquoted Iand Iwidely Iaccepted Idefinitions Iof Inursing Iinformatics Iis Ithat
Iit Iis Ia Icombination Iof Inursing Iscience, Iinformation Iscience Iand Icomputer Iscience
· Knowledge
• All Inurses Ihave Ithe Iopportunity Ito Ibe Iinvolved Iin Ithe Iformal Idissemination Iof Iknowledge Ivia
their Iparticipation Iin Iprofessional Iconferences Ieither Ias Ipresenters Ior Iattendees.
I
• All Inurses, Iregardless Iof Ithe Ipractice Iarena, Imust Iuse Iinformatics Iand Itechnology Ito Iinform
and Isupport Ithat Ipractice.
I
· Wisdom
• Wisdom Iis Ithe Iapplication Iof Iknowledge Ito Ian Iappropriate Isituation.
• In Ithe Ipractice Iof Inursing Iscience, Iwe Iexpect Iaction Iand/or Iactions Idirected Iby Iwisdom.
• Wisdom Iuses Iknowledge Iand Iexperience Ito Iheighten Icommon Isense Iand Iinsight Ito Iexercise
sound Ijudgment Iin Ipractical Imatters. IIt Iis Ideveloped Ithrough Iknowledge, Iexperience, Iinsight
I
Iand Ireflection.
· Scientific I Underpinning
The I scientific I underpinnings I of I practice I provide I the I basis I of Iknowledge Ifor
Iadvanced Inursing Ipractice. IThese Iscientific Iunderpinnings Iinclude Isciences Isuch Ias
Ibiology, Iphysiology, Ipsychology, Iethics, Iand Inursing.
· The IFoundation Iof IKnowledge IModel
According Ito IMastrain Iand IMcGonigle I(2009), Ione Iof Ithe Imost Iprominent Imodels
associated Iwith Inursing Iinformatics Iis Ithe IFoundation Iof IKnowledge Imodel. IThis Itheory
I
Iinvolves Iintegrating Ifour Imain Ikinds Iof Iknowledge, Iwhich Iare: Iknowledge Iacquisition,
Iknowledge Idissemination, Iknowledge Igeneration Iand Iknowledge Iprocessing.
Knowledge I acquisition: Iapplication I of I knowledge I acquired I through Ieducation,
Iresearch, Iand Ipractice Ito Iprovide Iservices Iand Iinterventions Ito Ipatients Ito Imaintain,
Ienhance, Ior Irestore Itheir Ihealth, Iand Ito Iacquire,
,process, I generate, I and I dis- I seminate I nursing I knowledge I to I advance I the Inursing
Iprofession.
Knowledge IDissemination: IDisturbing Iand Isharing Iof Iknowledge Ilearned
Knowledge IGeneration: ICreating Inew Iknowledge Iby Ichanging Iand Ievolving
Iknowledge Ibased Ion Iyour Iexperience, Ieducation Iand Iinput Ifrom Iothers
Knowledge IProcessing: IThe Iactivity Ior Iprocess Iof Igathering, Icollecting Ior Iperceiving,
Ianalyzing, Isaving Iand Itransmitting Iknowledge
The IFoundation Iof IKnowledge Imodel Ispecifically Iprompts Inurses Ito Iextend Itheir Itheoretical Iand
Imetaphorical Iknowledge Iinto Ipractical, Iholistic Ideterminations Ibased Ion Ia Ivariety Iof Ifactors Iand
Icontexts. IBecause Icompetencies Iin Iinformatics Iinclude Ibut Iare Inot Ilimited Ito Iinformation
Iliteracy, Icomputer Iliteracy, Iand Ithe Iability Ito Iuse Istrategies Iand Isystem Iapplications Ito Imanage
Idata, Iknowledge, Iand Iinformation, Ithe Iability Iof Inursing Istudents Ito Iuse Icomputer-mediated
Icommunication Iskills Iis Iessential Ito Itheir Isuccess Iin Ithe Inursing Ifield Iand Ias Ia Imeans Ito Iimprove
Ipatient Isafety.
• Organizing Iconceptual Iframework Ifor Itext
• Helps Ito Iexplain Ithe Ities Ibetween Inursing Iscience Iand Iinformatics Iand Iknowledge
• Informatics Iis Iviewed Ias Ia Itool Ifor Ifounding Iknowledge
· Computer I science
· Computer Iscience Iis Iintroduced Ithrough Ia Ifocus Ion Icomputers Iand Ithe Ihardware
Iand Isoftware Ithat Imake Iup Ithese Ievolving Isystems; Icomputer Iscience Iis Ione Iof Ithe Ibuilding
Iblocks Iof Inursing Iinformatics. IComputer Iscience Ioffers Iextremely Ivaluable Itools Ithat, Iif Iused
Iskillfully, Ican Ifacilitate Ithe Iacquisition Iand Imanipulation Iof Idata Iand Iinformation Iby Inurses,
Iwho Ican Ithen Isynthesize Ithese Iinto Ian Ievolving Iknowledge Iand Iwisdom Ibase.
Data Istorage, Imanagement, Iretrieval, Iand Iprocessing.
· Cognitive Iscience
Interdisciplinary Ifield Ithat Istudies Ithe Imind, Iintelligence, Iand Ibehavior Ifrom Ian Iinformation
Iprocessing Iperspective. IA Ifield Ithat Iinvolves Iboth Icognitive Iinformatics IandIartificial Iintelligence.
IThe Iscience Iof Iunderstanding Iwhat Iinformation Iis Ihoused Iin Iand Iprocessed Iby Ithe Ibrain
I(Cognitive Iinformatics)
· Information Iscience
the Iscience Iof Iinformation Istudying Ithe Iapplication Iand Iusage Iof Iinformation IandIknowledge
Iin Iorganizations Iand Ithe Iinterfacing Ior Iinteraction Ibetween Ipeople,
, organizations Iand Iinformation Isystems. IIntegrates Ifeatures Ifrom Icognitive Iscience,Icommunication
I science, Icomputer I science, I library I science I and I social I sciences
· Informatics ICompetencies
Have Ibeen Ideveloped Ito Iencompass Iall Ilevels Iof Ipractice Iand Iensure Ithat Ientry- Ilevel
Inurses Iare Iready Ito Ienter Ithe Imore Itechnologically Iadvanced Ifield Iof Inursing. IAnd Iestablish
I advanced I competencies I for I specialty I practice. IThese I competencies I may I be Iused Ito Idetermine
Ithe Ieducational Ineeds Iof Icurrent Istaff Imembers
· Information I literacy
Ability Ito Irecognize Iwhen Iinfo Iis Ineeded Ias Iwell Ias Ithe Iskills Ito Ievaluate Iand Iuse Ineeded Iinfo
Ieffectively. Ithis Inurse Ican Irecognize Isignificant, Irelevant Iresearch Iand Iknow Ihow Ito Iapply Iit Ito
Ipractice. Iability Ito Irecognize Iwhen Iinformation Iis Ineeded IasIwell Ias Ithe Iskills Ito Ifind, Ievaluate, Iand
Iuse Ineeded Iinformation Ieffectively
· Health Iliteracy
degree Ito Iwhich Iindividuals Ican Iobtain, Iprocess, Iand Iunderstand Ibasic Ihealth
Iinformation Iand Iservices Ineeded Ito Imake Iappropriate Ihealth Idecisions
· Meaningful I Use
use Iof Ihealth Iinformation Itechnology Ito Icollect Ispecific Idata Iwith Ithe Iintent Ito Iimprove Icare, Iengage
Ipatients, Iimprove Ipopulation Ihealth, Iand Iensure Ithe Iprivacy Iand Isecurity
· Patient-centered IInformation ISystems
supports Ithe Iuse Iand Idocumentation Iof Inursing Iactivities
-provides Itools Ifor Imanaging Iand Idelivery Iof Inursing Icare
-two Igoals: Inursing Ifunctions Iand Inursing Ipractice
Clinical IDecision Isupport Isystems
I
A Icomputer-based Iprogram Idesigned Ito Iassist Iclinicians Iin Imaking Iclinical Idecisions Iby Ifiltering
Ior Iintegrating Ivast Iamounts Iof Iinformation Iand Iproviding Isuggestions Ifor IclinicalIintervention.
· Electronic IMedical IRecords
legal Irecord Icreated Iin Ihospitals Iand Iambulatory Ienvironments Ithat Iis Ithe Isource Iof Idata Ifor Ithe
IEHR
-long Ireferred Ito Ias Isingle Iepisode Itreatment
