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NRS 221 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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NRS 221Healthcare informatics - answeris a broad multidisciplinary field with many specialties
such as nursing informatics, medical informatics, dental informatics, and pharmaceutical
informatics.
Nursing informatics theory - answeris concerned with the representation of nursing data,
information, and knowledge, to facilitate the management and communication of nursing
information within the healthcare milieu
Data - answerare discrete, objective facts that have not been interpreted or are out of
context; they are at the atomic level.
Information - answerdata that have some type of interpretation or structure; that is, it
has context. It is derived from combining different pieces of data.
Knowledge - answera synthesis of information with relationships identified and
formalized. It changes something or somebody by creating the setting for formulating
possible effective actions, evaluating their effects, and deciding on the required action
Wisdom - answerthis is achieved through evaluating knowledge with reflection. It
involved seeing patterns and metapatterns and using them in different ways.
Tatical knowledge - answerthis is the knowledge that has been earned with experience
and reflection, but the the knowledge is so ingrained that it is difficult for the nurse to
verbalize or acknowledge. This type of knowledge provides a higher level of wisdom
than possessed by a new graduate
Sociotechnical theory - answerThis theory focuses on the impact of technology's
implementation on an organization. It also focuses on the interactions within an
organization among information management tools and techniques and the knowledge,
skills, attitudes, values, and needs of its employees as well as the rewards and authority
structures of the employer.
Social infromatics - answerholds that a good design is based on an understanding of
how people work and the context of the work, not just technologic considerations.
Change theories - answerthese theories recognize that instituting a change in
documentation, whether it is a relatively simple change such as a minor system upgrade
or a more one such as moving from a paper record to completely paperless electronic
system, can provoke discomfort.
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