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Informatics Highlights
• Differentiate among information science, information
processing, and information systems.
• Informatics : Combination of nursing, computer, and
information science. Information technologies that
support nursing practice. Aids in clinical decision
making.
• Information Technology : Use computers to transmit
data. Ex HER and BCMA. Aids in clinical decision
making.
• Information systems: Used to collect, create, and
distribute useful data. The development, use and
management of an organizations IT infrastructure. An
umbrella term for sub-categories’ clinical info
systems, core business systems, CM
systems, communication systems.
• Information science: Primarily focused on input,
processing, output, and feedback through tech
integration. Incorporates features from communication
science, computer science, social science, library
science, and cognitive science. Applies tech
to make info useable. Supports collection and
management of information.
• Define nursing informatics. Supports all aspects of nursing
practice.
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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,C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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• Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that draws
from, as well as contributes to “computer science,
decision science, management science, cognitive
science, and
organizational theory”
• Proficient with informatics applications to support all
areas of nursing practice.
• Demonstrates critical-thinking, data-management,
decision-making, and system development and
computer skills.
• Identifies/provides data for decision making
• Discuss the relationship between the terms data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom.
• Wisdom: When previous knowledge and experience
are applied to take action or intervene.
• Relate the concept of information literacy to nursing
informatics.
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom theory
• Data: A collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered
according to some perieved need for analysis and possibly action at a later
point in time.
o Ex: pt ht, wt, code status, DOB. Once data is analyzed it becomes
information
• Information: Data that has been interpreted
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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,C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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• Knowledge: The synthesis of information derived from several sources to
produce a single concept or idea. It is based on a logical process of
anyalysis and provides order to thoughts and ideas and decreases
uncertainty.
• The foundation of Knowledge Model: Basis for which knowledge is
used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system. It is derived
from its three key elements knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing,
knowledge dissemination.
• Wisdom: Occurs when knowledge is used appropriately to manage and solve
problems.
• Nursing informatics = in nursing practice
• Information Literacy: ability to read and understand the written word
and numbers aswell as the ability to recognize when information is
needed.
Foundational skills:
• Computer literacy: basic understanding of and use of computers and
communication via email.
• Information literacy: ability to read/write (education level)
• Health literacy: ability to understand and act upon basic healthcare
information. Ex. Is how a person acts upon a change in diet in relation to
a new medical dx.
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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, C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
NANDA: standardized terms for nursing diagnosis
Analysis of BIG DATA, or analytics, looks for patterns in data, then uses models to
recommend actions. Can be used to forecast the likelihood of an event.
This topic highlights the following objectives:
• Recognize the role of nurses as knowledge workers.
• Nurses generate knowledge as a product
• Nurses are data gathers (VS)
• The information user (nurses evaluate, analyze,
interpret)
• The knowledge user. Notice trends and compares
data collect with existing nursing knowledge
• Knowledge builder- examine clinical data that notices
patterns across patients. Offer pt care suggestions.
QA/nurse researcher role.
• Characteristics of a knowledge worker
• A continuous learner and specialist in their field
• Has advanced formal education
• Can apply theoretical and analytical knowledge
• Generate knowledge as a produce
• Explain the relationship of information science, computer
science, cognitive science, and nursing science within the
context of nursing practice.
• Distinguish among the beginning nurse, experienced nurse,
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
update 2022
Informatics Highlights
• Differentiate among information science, information
processing, and information systems.
• Informatics : Combination of nursing, computer, and
information science. Information technologies that
support nursing practice. Aids in clinical decision
making.
• Information Technology : Use computers to transmit
data. Ex HER and BCMA. Aids in clinical decision
making.
• Information systems: Used to collect, create, and
distribute useful data. The development, use and
management of an organizations IT infrastructure. An
umbrella term for sub-categories’ clinical info
systems, core business systems, CM
systems, communication systems.
• Information science: Primarily focused on input,
processing, output, and feedback through tech
integration. Incorporates features from communication
science, computer science, social science, library
science, and cognitive science. Applies tech
to make info useable. Supports collection and
management of information.
• Define nursing informatics. Supports all aspects of nursing
practice.
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
,C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
• Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that draws
from, as well as contributes to “computer science,
decision science, management science, cognitive
science, and
organizational theory”
• Proficient with informatics applications to support all
areas of nursing practice.
• Demonstrates critical-thinking, data-management,
decision-making, and system development and
computer skills.
• Identifies/provides data for decision making
• Discuss the relationship between the terms data, information,
knowledge, and wisdom.
• Wisdom: When previous knowledge and experience
are applied to take action or intervene.
• Relate the concept of information literacy to nursing
informatics.
Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom theory
• Data: A collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered
according to some perieved need for analysis and possibly action at a later
point in time.
o Ex: pt ht, wt, code status, DOB. Once data is analyzed it becomes
information
• Information: Data that has been interpreted
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
,C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
• Knowledge: The synthesis of information derived from several sources to
produce a single concept or idea. It is based on a logical process of
anyalysis and provides order to thoughts and ideas and decreases
uncertainty.
• The foundation of Knowledge Model: Basis for which knowledge is
used to meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system. It is derived
from its three key elements knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing,
knowledge dissemination.
• Wisdom: Occurs when knowledge is used appropriately to manage and solve
problems.
• Nursing informatics = in nursing practice
• Information Literacy: ability to read and understand the written word
and numbers aswell as the ability to recognize when information is
needed.
Foundational skills:
• Computer literacy: basic understanding of and use of computers and
communication via email.
• Information literacy: ability to read/write (education level)
• Health literacy: ability to understand and act upon basic healthcare
information. Ex. Is how a person acts upon a change in diet in relation to
a new medical dx.
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
, C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
update 2022
NANDA: standardized terms for nursing diagnosis
Analysis of BIG DATA, or analytics, looks for patterns in data, then uses models to
recommend actions. Can be used to forecast the likelihood of an event.
This topic highlights the following objectives:
• Recognize the role of nurses as knowledge workers.
• Nurses generate knowledge as a product
• Nurses are data gathers (VS)
• The information user (nurses evaluate, analyze,
interpret)
• The knowledge user. Notice trends and compares
data collect with existing nursing knowledge
• Knowledge builder- examine clinical data that notices
patterns across patients. Offer pt care suggestions.
QA/nurse researcher role.
• Characteristics of a knowledge worker
• A continuous learner and specialist in their field
• Has advanced formal education
• Can apply theoretical and analytical knowledge
• Generate knowledge as a produce
• Explain the relationship of information science, computer
science, cognitive science, and nursing science within the
context of nursing practice.
• Distinguish among the beginning nurse, experienced nurse,
C 468 Informatics Highlights study guide latest
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