Nursing Informatics Unit 1 Exam

Nursing informatics What is the focus of nursing? What skills should nurses possess? Nursing is a/ an profession Steps of the nursing practice science How do we acquire knowledge? knowledge workers knowledge acquirers knowledge users data a combination of nursing science, infor- mation science, and computer science and we add cognitive science -nursing science as a building block of nursing informatics is on human responses to actual or po￾tential health problems, and advocacy for various clients -the technology skills to manage equip- ment and perform procedures -interpersonal skills to interact appropri- ately 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 information intensive -utilizing information -applying knowledge to a problem -acting with wisdom -acquire data and info in bits and pieces and then transform the information into knowledge working with information and generating information and knowledge as a product providing convenient and efficient means of capturing and storing knowledge benefiting from valuable, viable knowl- edge discrete entities that are described ob￾jectively without interpretation -Ex: blood pressure information Nursing Informatics Unit 1 Exam 2 / 10 knowledge wisdom Use of Wisdom Nursing contributions to healthcare infor- matics Nursing informatics practice standards Informatics Nurse data that is interpreted, organized, or structured -EX: blood pressure on a line graph information that is synthesized to identify and formalize relationships -Ex: do we need to perform an intervention for the BP application of knowledge to the manage- ment and solution of human problems -EX: perform intervention and continue to monitor BP -wisdom is application of knowledge to an appropriate situation -in the practice of nursing science, we expect action and or actions directed by wisdom -wisdom is developed through knowl- edge, experience, insight, and reflection -nursing has been involved in the pur- chase, design, and implementation of information systems since the 70s -nursing informatics have been instru- mental in developing, critiquing and pro- moting standard nursing technology to be used in health information systems -provides a nursing perspective -showcases nursing values and beliefs -provides a foundation for nurses in NI -produces unique knowledge -distinguishes groups of practitioners -emphasizes the interest for nursing -provides needed nursing language and word context an RN with experience but no formal ed- ucation in the area