NR 512-Week 2 Wisdom vs. Judgment
How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to the concept of professional
nursing judgment? What is DIKW and how do you "use" it in your practice?
Response:
While reading this week’s assignment, I compared wisdom and judgment in
nursing informatics to a novice and an expert nurse. Knowledge is understanding and
having the ability to comprehend facts and information. Wisdom is knowledge, which is
obtained through life experiences. It is knowing when to apply knowledge to oversee and
solve human needs (Matney, Staggers, & Avant, 2016). When comparing wisdom and
knowledge to nursing, wisdom would be an example of an expert nurse; whereas
knowledge would be equated to a novice nurse. Clinical wisdom is the ability of a nurse
to add experience and intuition to a situation involving patient care (McGongle, 2015).
For example: A young, female patient presents to the emergency department with
shortness of breath and tachycardia. Throughout the nurse’s assessment they discover the
patient is a smoker and on oral contraceptives. A novice nurse may think this patient is
presenting with an anxiety attack, yet an experienced nurse with wisdom will begin
treating this patient as if she had a pulmonary emboli. Wisdom related to nursing
judgment takes time to obtain, yet is very important and essential to nursing practice.
The DIKW is a framework, which consists of four components including: data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom. DIKW is used in a nurse’s daily practice. As
nurses we gather data through assessment. We then use that data and apply it to the
information presented. Based upon one’s knowledge and wisdom, will then determine
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How does the concept of wisdom in nursing informatics compare to the concept of professional
nursing judgment? What is DIKW and how do you "use" it in your practice?
Response:
While reading this week’s assignment, I compared wisdom and judgment in
nursing informatics to a novice and an expert nurse. Knowledge is understanding and
having the ability to comprehend facts and information. Wisdom is knowledge, which is
obtained through life experiences. It is knowing when to apply knowledge to oversee and
solve human needs (Matney, Staggers, & Avant, 2016). When comparing wisdom and
knowledge to nursing, wisdom would be an example of an expert nurse; whereas
knowledge would be equated to a novice nurse. Clinical wisdom is the ability of a nurse
to add experience and intuition to a situation involving patient care (McGongle, 2015).
For example: A young, female patient presents to the emergency department with
shortness of breath and tachycardia. Throughout the nurse’s assessment they discover the
patient is a smoker and on oral contraceptives. A novice nurse may think this patient is
presenting with an anxiety attack, yet an experienced nurse with wisdom will begin
treating this patient as if she had a pulmonary emboli. Wisdom related to nursing
judgment takes time to obtain, yet is very important and essential to nursing practice.
The DIKW is a framework, which consists of four components including: data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom. DIKW is used in a nurse’s daily practice. As
nurses we gather data through assessment. We then use that data and apply it to the
information presented. Based upon one’s knowledge and wisdom, will then determine
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