C468 Nursing Informatics - WGU
Wisdom - ANSUsing knowledge and experience to manage and solve problems
Knowledge - ANSSynthesis of information from several sources to produce a single concept or
idea
Information - ANSData that has been interpreted
Data - ANSa collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some
perceived need for analysis
Knowledge worker - ANSIndividual with a high degree of expertise, education, or experience
who creates, distributes, and applies knowledge
Knowledge builder - ANSOne who examines, interprets, and compares clinical data and trends
with an eye toward improving clinical practice based on the available evidence
Knowledge user - ANSComparing individual patient data with existing nursing knowledge
Information user - ANSOne who interprets clinical data and uses it to monitor patients and aid
with decision making
Information literacy - ANSKnowing when and how to find and evaluate the quality of information
Information science - ANSIncorporates features from 5 other sciences communication science,
computer science, social science, library science, cognitive science
Information System - ANSHardware and software that make up an organizations IT
infrastructure
Information processing - ANSThe acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and
dissemination of information
Informatics innovator - ANSRN who is a visionary in the field of nursing informatics. No formal
education required.
Informatics Nurse Specialist - ANSRN with formal training in informatics and is considered a
specialist in the field of nursing informatics
Informatics Nurse - ANSRN with experience and advanced knowledge but no formal education
in the area of informatics
Wisdom - ANSUsing knowledge and experience to manage and solve problems
Knowledge - ANSSynthesis of information from several sources to produce a single concept or
idea
Information - ANSData that has been interpreted
Data - ANSa collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some
perceived need for analysis
Knowledge worker - ANSIndividual with a high degree of expertise, education, or experience
who creates, distributes, and applies knowledge
Knowledge builder - ANSOne who examines, interprets, and compares clinical data and trends
with an eye toward improving clinical practice based on the available evidence
Knowledge user - ANSComparing individual patient data with existing nursing knowledge
Information user - ANSOne who interprets clinical data and uses it to monitor patients and aid
with decision making
Information literacy - ANSKnowing when and how to find and evaluate the quality of information
Information science - ANSIncorporates features from 5 other sciences communication science,
computer science, social science, library science, cognitive science
Information System - ANSHardware and software that make up an organizations IT
infrastructure
Information processing - ANSThe acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and
dissemination of information
Informatics innovator - ANSRN who is a visionary in the field of nursing informatics. No formal
education required.
Informatics Nurse Specialist - ANSRN with formal training in informatics and is considered a
specialist in the field of nursing informatics
Informatics Nurse - ANSRN with experience and advanced knowledge but no formal education
in the area of informatics
