Chamberlain NR599 Nursing
Informatics- Midterm
Definition of Nursing Informatics - answerA speciality that integrates nursing science
with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.
Why is nursing informatics important to nursing? - answerTechnology can aid
knowledge work by helping nurses to collect data, see trends, process information, and
create knowledge that can be used to create wisdom.
Today's nurse needs a solid knowledge base, clinical competency, and skill sets that
include informatics competencies in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, patient-
centered care.
Nomenclature - answerA system of rules and procedures for adding names used in an
art or science, such as nursing
Classification - answerSystems that capture categories, which are then used to
determine costs or outcomes but are insufficient in detail for clinical documentation
purposes
Taxonomy - answerUses classification according to a predetermined system, with the
resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis, or
information retrieval
Data set - answerNamed collection of data consisting of individual information
organized in a prescribed fashion
Standard terminology - answerStructured, controlled languages developed to represent
concepts in a given domain in a clear, unambiguous fashion that conveys the exact
meaning for data, information, and knowledge across settings, regions, and countries.
Contributes to the development of knowledge by ensuring all professionals share the
same understanding or meaning of a given concept, to clarify communication, facilitate
research, and provide structure for decision support tools and EHRs.
Nurses as knowledge workers - answerWorking with information and generating
information and knowledge as a product
Nurses as knowledge acquirers - answerProviding convenient and efficient means of
capturing and storing knowledge
, Nurses as knowledge users - answerIndividuals or groups who benefit from valuable,
viable knowledge
Nurses as knowledge engineers - answerDesigning, developing, implementing, and
maintaining knowledge
Nurses as knowledge managers - answerCapturing and processing collective expertise
and distributing it where it can create the largest benefit
Nurses as knowledge developers and generators - answerChanging and evolving
knowledge based on the tasks at hand and the information available
Foundation of Knowledge Model - answerThe basis for which knowledge is used to
meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
It is derived from its 4 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing,
knowledge generation, and knowledge dissemination
Information - answerData converted into a meaningful and useful context
Data - answerRaw facts
Integrity - answerWhole, complete, correct, and consistent data
Information Science - answer- The science of information, studying the application and
usage of information and knowledge in organizations and the interfacings or interaction
between people, organizations, and information systems.
- An extensive, interdisciplinary science that integrates features from cognitive science,
communication science, computer science, library science, and social sciences.
Computer-based information systems (CBISs) - answerCombinations of hardware,
software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create,
and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings
Informations systems - answerA collection of interconnected elements that gather,
process, store, and distribute data and information while providing feedback structure to
meet an objective
Nursing Informatics Role: Clinical Analyst/System Specialist - answerOne may work at
varying levels and serve as a link between nursing and information services in
healthcare organizations
Nursing Informatics Role: Decision Support/Outcomes Manager - answerOne assumes
the role of decision support/outcomes manager and uses tools to maintain data integrity
and reliability.
Informatics- Midterm
Definition of Nursing Informatics - answerA speciality that integrates nursing science
with multiple information and analytical sciences to identify, define, manage and
communicate data, information, knowledge and wisdom in nursing practice.
Why is nursing informatics important to nursing? - answerTechnology can aid
knowledge work by helping nurses to collect data, see trends, process information, and
create knowledge that can be used to create wisdom.
Today's nurse needs a solid knowledge base, clinical competency, and skill sets that
include informatics competencies in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, patient-
centered care.
Nomenclature - answerA system of rules and procedures for adding names used in an
art or science, such as nursing
Classification - answerSystems that capture categories, which are then used to
determine costs or outcomes but are insufficient in detail for clinical documentation
purposes
Taxonomy - answerUses classification according to a predetermined system, with the
resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis, or
information retrieval
Data set - answerNamed collection of data consisting of individual information
organized in a prescribed fashion
Standard terminology - answerStructured, controlled languages developed to represent
concepts in a given domain in a clear, unambiguous fashion that conveys the exact
meaning for data, information, and knowledge across settings, regions, and countries.
Contributes to the development of knowledge by ensuring all professionals share the
same understanding or meaning of a given concept, to clarify communication, facilitate
research, and provide structure for decision support tools and EHRs.
Nurses as knowledge workers - answerWorking with information and generating
information and knowledge as a product
Nurses as knowledge acquirers - answerProviding convenient and efficient means of
capturing and storing knowledge
, Nurses as knowledge users - answerIndividuals or groups who benefit from valuable,
viable knowledge
Nurses as knowledge engineers - answerDesigning, developing, implementing, and
maintaining knowledge
Nurses as knowledge managers - answerCapturing and processing collective expertise
and distributing it where it can create the largest benefit
Nurses as knowledge developers and generators - answerChanging and evolving
knowledge based on the tasks at hand and the information available
Foundation of Knowledge Model - answerThe basis for which knowledge is used to
meet the needs of the healthcare delivery system
It is derived from its 4 key elements of knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing,
knowledge generation, and knowledge dissemination
Information - answerData converted into a meaningful and useful context
Data - answerRaw facts
Integrity - answerWhole, complete, correct, and consistent data
Information Science - answer- The science of information, studying the application and
usage of information and knowledge in organizations and the interfacings or interaction
between people, organizations, and information systems.
- An extensive, interdisciplinary science that integrates features from cognitive science,
communication science, computer science, library science, and social sciences.
Computer-based information systems (CBISs) - answerCombinations of hardware,
software, and telecommunications networks that people build and use to collect, create,
and distribute useful data, typically in organizational settings
Informations systems - answerA collection of interconnected elements that gather,
process, store, and distribute data and information while providing feedback structure to
meet an objective
Nursing Informatics Role: Clinical Analyst/System Specialist - answerOne may work at
varying levels and serve as a link between nursing and information services in
healthcare organizations
Nursing Informatics Role: Decision Support/Outcomes Manager - answerOne assumes
the role of decision support/outcomes manager and uses tools to maintain data integrity
and reliability.
