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Explore the pivotal role of nursing informatics in knowledge acquisition, dissemination, and management. Learn about the different types of knowledge workers and their impact on patient care. Discover how nurses can leverage information technology to enhance their practice and improve outcomes.
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Chapter 25by Dee McGonigle and Kathleen Mastrian Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge
Objectives • Assess nursing knowledge. • Explore the contribution of nursing informatics to the foundation of knowledge.
Key Terms Defined • Codify • Data • Data-Centric • Information • Information Technology
Key Terms Defined • Knowledge • Knowledge Acquisition • Knowledge-Centric • Knowledge Dissemination • Knowledge Generation
Key Terms Defined • Knowledge Management System • Knowledge Repositories • Knowledge processing • Knowledge Worker • Nursing Informatics
Foundation of Knowledge Model • How do nurses use information? • How is knowledge viewed? • What is explicit knowledge? • What is tacit knowledge?
Foundation of Knowledge Model • Three types of knowledge workers • The blending of knowledge workers • Who are knowledge consumers? • Who are knowledge brokers?
Foundation of Knowledge Model • Who are knowledge generators? • What nurses are in the “know”? • Who benefits from a nurse’s growing knowledge? • How do we enhance the process?
Foundation of Knowledge Model • Is knowledge power? • Are nurses knowledge workers? • What is nursing science dependent on? • How can nursing informatics be used?
Foundation of Knowledge Model • What we MUST do with knowledge • As knowledge develops more information will become available • The never ending challenge that nurses aspire for