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, ways that help those managing the knowledge reevaluate and rethink the way they
understand and use what they know and have learned.
6. Information science
a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice.
primarily concerned with the input, processing, output, and feedback of data and
information through technology integration with a focus on comprehending the
perspective of the stakeholders involved and then applying IT as needed.
processed data that has meaning.
information is data made functional through the application of knowledge.
Information is composed of data that were processed using knowledge.
Data must be clean, of good quality to be meaningful and useful
7. Standard terminology
International Council of Nurses’ International Classification of Nursing Practice
(ICNP) initiative to standardize the language of nursing practice
a nursing terminology that is in some way approved by an appropriate authority
(de jure standardization) or by general consent (de facto standardization).
Once standardized, a term can be measured and coded.
Measurement of the nursing care through a standardized vocabulary by way of an
ED [electronic documentation] will lead to the development of large databases.
8. Informatics competencies
nurses should have the following critical skills: use e-mail, operate Windows
applications, search databases, and know how to work with the institution-specific
nursing software used for charting and medication administration.
NI competency categories: (1) computer skills, (2) informatics knowledge, and (3)
informatics skills
NI competency skill levels: beginning nurse (basic knowledge), (2) experienced
nurse (proficient), (3) informatics nurse specialist (advance), and (4) informatics
innovator (generate research and theory).
Level 1 and Level 2 competencies assessment: TANIC tool
Level 3 and 4 competencies assessment: NICA L3/L4 tool
9. Information literacy
an intellectual framework for finding, understanding, evaluating, and using
information
Determine the extent of information needed
Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
Evaluate information and its sources critically
Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
, ways that help those managing the knowledge reevaluate and rethink the way they
understand and use what they know and have learned.
6. Information science
a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice.
primarily concerned with the input, processing, output, and feedback of data and
information through technology integration with a focus on comprehending the
perspective of the stakeholders involved and then applying IT as needed.
processed data that has meaning.
information is data made functional through the application of knowledge.
Information is composed of data that were processed using knowledge.
Data must be clean, of good quality to be meaningful and useful
7. Standard terminology
International Council of Nurses’ International Classification of Nursing Practice
(ICNP) initiative to standardize the language of nursing practice
a nursing terminology that is in some way approved by an appropriate authority
(de jure standardization) or by general consent (de facto standardization).
Once standardized, a term can be measured and coded.
Measurement of the nursing care through a standardized vocabulary by way of an
ED [electronic documentation] will lead to the development of large databases.
8. Informatics competencies
nurses should have the following critical skills: use e-mail, operate Windows
applications, search databases, and know how to work with the institution-specific
nursing software used for charting and medication administration.
NI competency categories: (1) computer skills, (2) informatics knowledge, and (3)
informatics skills
NI competency skill levels: beginning nurse (basic knowledge), (2) experienced
nurse (proficient), (3) informatics nurse specialist (advance), and (4) informatics
innovator (generate research and theory).
Level 1 and Level 2 competencies assessment: TANIC tool
Level 3 and 4 competencies assessment: NICA L3/L4 tool
9. Information literacy
an intellectual framework for finding, understanding, evaluating, and using
information
Determine the extent of information needed
Access the needed information effectively and efficiently
Evaluate information and its sources critically
Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base
Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose
