NR599 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
INFORMATICS 2026/2027 VERSION
CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
NR599 Midterm Exam
General principles of Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multipleinformation
management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
One of the most frequently quoted and widely accepted definitions of nursing informatics isthat
it is a combination of nursing science, information science and computer science
· Knowledge
• All nurses have the opportunity to be involved in the formal dissemination of knowledge via
their participation in professional conferences either as presenters or attendees.
• All
nurses, regardless of the practice arena, must use informatics and technology to inform
and support that practice.
· Wisdom
• Wisdom is the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.
• In the practice of nursing science, we expect action and/or actions directed by wisdom.
• Wisdom uses knowledge and experience to heighten common sense and insight to exercise
sound judgment in practical matters. It is developed through knowledge, experience, insight
and reflection.
· Scientific Underpinning
The scientific underpinnings of practice provide the basis of knowledge for
advanced nursing practice. These scientific underpinnings include sciences such as
biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, and nursing.
· The Foundation of Knowledge Model
According to Mastrain and McGonigle (2009), one of the most prominent models
associated with nursing informatics is the Foundation of Knowledge model. This theory
involves integrating four main kinds of knowledge, which are: knowledge acquisition,
knowledge dissemination, knowledge generation and knowledge processing.
, Knowledge acquisition: application of knowledge acquired through education,
research, and practice to provide services and interventions to patients to maintain,
enhance, or restore their health, and to acquire,
, process, generate, and dis- seminate nursing knowledge to advance the nursing
profession.
Knowledge Dissemination: Disturbing and sharing of knowledge learned
Knowledge Generation: Creating new knowledge by changing and evolving
knowledge based on your experience, education and input from others
Knowledge Processing: The activity or process of gathering, collecting or perceiving,
analyzing, saving and transmitting knowledge
The Foundation of Knowledge model specifically prompts nurses to extend their theoretical and
metaphorical knowledge into practical, holistic determinations based ona variety of factors and
contexts. Because competencies in informatics include but are not limited to information
literacy, computer literacy, and the ability to use strategies and system applications to manage
data, knowledge, and information, the ability of nursing students to use computer-mediated
communication skills is essential to their success in the nursing field and as a means to improve
patient safety.
• Organizing conceptual framework for text
• Helps to explain the ties between nursing science and informatics and knowledge
• Informatics is viewed as a tool for founding knowledge
· Computer science
· Computer science is introduced through a focus on computers and the hardware
and software that make up these evolving systems; computer science is oneof the building
blocks of nursing informatics. Computer science offers extremely valuable tools that, if used
skillfully, can facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by nurses,
who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom base.
Data storage, management, retrieval, and processing.
· Cognitivescience
Interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information
processing perspective. A field that involves both cognitive informatics andartificial intelligence.
The science of understanding what information is housed in and processed by the brain
(Cognitive informatics)
· Information science
the science of information studying the application and usage of information andknowledge
in organizations and the interfacing or interaction between people,
INFORMATICS 2026/2027 VERSION
CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
NR599 Midterm Exam
General principles of Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is the specialty that integrates nursing science with multipleinformation
management and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
One of the most frequently quoted and widely accepted definitions of nursing informatics isthat
it is a combination of nursing science, information science and computer science
· Knowledge
• All nurses have the opportunity to be involved in the formal dissemination of knowledge via
their participation in professional conferences either as presenters or attendees.
• All
nurses, regardless of the practice arena, must use informatics and technology to inform
and support that practice.
· Wisdom
• Wisdom is the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.
• In the practice of nursing science, we expect action and/or actions directed by wisdom.
• Wisdom uses knowledge and experience to heighten common sense and insight to exercise
sound judgment in practical matters. It is developed through knowledge, experience, insight
and reflection.
· Scientific Underpinning
The scientific underpinnings of practice provide the basis of knowledge for
advanced nursing practice. These scientific underpinnings include sciences such as
biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, and nursing.
· The Foundation of Knowledge Model
According to Mastrain and McGonigle (2009), one of the most prominent models
associated with nursing informatics is the Foundation of Knowledge model. This theory
involves integrating four main kinds of knowledge, which are: knowledge acquisition,
knowledge dissemination, knowledge generation and knowledge processing.
, Knowledge acquisition: application of knowledge acquired through education,
research, and practice to provide services and interventions to patients to maintain,
enhance, or restore their health, and to acquire,
, process, generate, and dis- seminate nursing knowledge to advance the nursing
profession.
Knowledge Dissemination: Disturbing and sharing of knowledge learned
Knowledge Generation: Creating new knowledge by changing and evolving
knowledge based on your experience, education and input from others
Knowledge Processing: The activity or process of gathering, collecting or perceiving,
analyzing, saving and transmitting knowledge
The Foundation of Knowledge model specifically prompts nurses to extend their theoretical and
metaphorical knowledge into practical, holistic determinations based ona variety of factors and
contexts. Because competencies in informatics include but are not limited to information
literacy, computer literacy, and the ability to use strategies and system applications to manage
data, knowledge, and information, the ability of nursing students to use computer-mediated
communication skills is essential to their success in the nursing field and as a means to improve
patient safety.
• Organizing conceptual framework for text
• Helps to explain the ties between nursing science and informatics and knowledge
• Informatics is viewed as a tool for founding knowledge
· Computer science
· Computer science is introduced through a focus on computers and the hardware
and software that make up these evolving systems; computer science is oneof the building
blocks of nursing informatics. Computer science offers extremely valuable tools that, if used
skillfully, can facilitate the acquisition and manipulation of data and information by nurses,
who can then synthesize these into an evolving knowledge and wisdom base.
Data storage, management, retrieval, and processing.
· Cognitivescience
Interdisciplinary field that studies the mind, intelligence, and behavior from an information
processing perspective. A field that involves both cognitive informatics andartificial intelligence.
The science of understanding what information is housed in and processed by the brain
(Cognitive informatics)
· Information science
the science of information studying the application and usage of information andknowledge
in organizations and the interfacing or interaction between people,
