NR 599 Midterm Exam Study Guide
1. Principles of nursing informatics
Nursing Science a building block of NI
NI is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, cognitive
science and information science to manage and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
ursing informatics (NI) is the specialty that integrates nursing science with
multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.
2. Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways
that information can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a
decision
Knowledge abounds with others’ thoughts and information
Knowledge model-conceptual organized framework for NI, tied to nursing
science and the practice of nursing informatics
Nursing knowledge is created, stored, acquired, used, generated, engineered,
disseminate
Epistemology is the study of the nature and origin of knowledge—that is,
what it means to know.
Three sources of knowledge have been identified: (1) instinct, (2) reason,
and (3) intuition.
3. Wisdom is the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.
Guides actions
developed through knowledge, experience, insight, and reflection
highest form of common sense
it is the ability to apply valuable and viable knowledge, experience,
understanding, and insight while being prudent and sensible.
focused on one’s own mind
The appropriate use of knowledge to solve human problems
the foundation of the art of nursing.
4. Scientific underpinning
1. Principles of nursing informatics
Nursing Science a building block of NI
NI is a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, cognitive
science and information science to manage and communicate data,
information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice.
ursing informatics (NI) is the specialty that integrates nursing science with
multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage, and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.
2. Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of a set of information and ways
that information can be made useful to support a specific task or arrive at a
decision
Knowledge abounds with others’ thoughts and information
Knowledge model-conceptual organized framework for NI, tied to nursing
science and the practice of nursing informatics
Nursing knowledge is created, stored, acquired, used, generated, engineered,
disseminate
Epistemology is the study of the nature and origin of knowledge—that is,
what it means to know.
Three sources of knowledge have been identified: (1) instinct, (2) reason,
and (3) intuition.
3. Wisdom is the application of knowledge to an appropriate situation.
Guides actions
developed through knowledge, experience, insight, and reflection
highest form of common sense
it is the ability to apply valuable and viable knowledge, experience,
understanding, and insight while being prudent and sensible.
focused on one’s own mind
The appropriate use of knowledge to solve human problems
the foundation of the art of nursing.
4. Scientific underpinning
