Nursing Informatics Unit 1 Study Guide

Nursing informatics CORRECT ANSWER a combination of nursing science, information science, and computer science and we add cognitive science -nursing science as a building block of nursing informatics What is the focus of nursing? CORRECT ANSWER is on human responses to actual or potential health problems, and advocacy for various clients What skills should nurses possess? CORRECT ANSWER -the technology skills to manage equipment and perform procedures -interpersonal skills to interact appropriately with people -cognitive skills to observe, recognize, and collect data; analyze and interpret data; and reach a reasonable conclusion that forms the basis of a decision Nursing is a/ an ________ _________ profession CORRECT ANSWER information intensive Steps of the nursing practice science CORRECT ANSWER -utilizing information -applying knowledge to a problem -acting with wisdom How do we acquire knowledge