NR599: Mid Term Study Set- 2020 &
NR599: Final Exam Study Set- June 2020
Nursing informatics - specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice
Levels of Nursing Informatics Practice - Generalist and Informatics Nurse Specialist
Informatics Nurse Specialist - Completed graduate level education in informatics or related field
Knowledge - The awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways that information
can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.
Knowledge Workers - Those who work with information and generate knowledge as a product. Nurses
are an example of such.
Wisdom - the ability to apply valuable and viable knowledge, experience, understanding and insight
while being prudent and sensible. Sometimes considered the highest form of "Common Sense"
Scientific Underpinning - Provide the basis of knowledge to advance nursing practice; include sciences
such as biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, and nursing.
-DIKW Paradigm (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom)
Foundation of Knowledge model - Model that proposes that humans are organic information systems
constantly acquiring, processing, and generating information or knowledge in both their professional
and personal lives.
, Computer Science - Study of storage, conversion and transformation, transfer or transmission of
information in computers through algorithms and practical implementation problems.
Cognitive Science - Studies how the mind works from an information processing perspective.
Information Science - The study of the retrieval, application, use and management of information as well
as the human-computer interaction.
Standard Terminologies - Structured, controlled languages developed to represent concepts in a given
domain in a clear, unambiguous fashion that conveys the exact same meaning for data, information, and
knowledge across settings, regions, and even different countries.
Nomenclature - Refers to a system of rules and procedures for adding names used in an art or science,
such as nursing.
Classification - Systems that capture categories, which are then used to determine costs or outcomes
but are insufficient in detail for clinical documentation purposes
Taxonomy - Uses classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to
provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis, or information retrieval.
Data Set - Refers to a named collection of data consisting of individual information organized in a
prescribed fashion
Analytics - A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory
and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Can improve
marketing or in healthcare, services for the demographics served.
Nursing Informatics Competencies - The integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the
performance of various nursing informatics activities within prescribed levels of nursing practice
NR599: Final Exam Study Set- June 2020
Nursing informatics - specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information
science to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice
Levels of Nursing Informatics Practice - Generalist and Informatics Nurse Specialist
Informatics Nurse Specialist - Completed graduate level education in informatics or related field
Knowledge - The awareness and understanding of a set of information and the ways that information
can be made useful to support a specific task or reach a decision.
Knowledge Workers - Those who work with information and generate knowledge as a product. Nurses
are an example of such.
Wisdom - the ability to apply valuable and viable knowledge, experience, understanding and insight
while being prudent and sensible. Sometimes considered the highest form of "Common Sense"
Scientific Underpinning - Provide the basis of knowledge to advance nursing practice; include sciences
such as biology, physiology, psychology, ethics, and nursing.
-DIKW Paradigm (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom)
Foundation of Knowledge model - Model that proposes that humans are organic information systems
constantly acquiring, processing, and generating information or knowledge in both their professional
and personal lives.
, Computer Science - Study of storage, conversion and transformation, transfer or transmission of
information in computers through algorithms and practical implementation problems.
Cognitive Science - Studies how the mind works from an information processing perspective.
Information Science - The study of the retrieval, application, use and management of information as well
as the human-computer interaction.
Standard Terminologies - Structured, controlled languages developed to represent concepts in a given
domain in a clear, unambiguous fashion that conveys the exact same meaning for data, information, and
knowledge across settings, regions, and even different countries.
Nomenclature - Refers to a system of rules and procedures for adding names used in an art or science,
such as nursing.
Classification - Systems that capture categories, which are then used to determine costs or outcomes
but are insufficient in detail for clinical documentation purposes
Taxonomy - Uses classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to
provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis, or information retrieval.
Data Set - Refers to a named collection of data consisting of individual information organized in a
prescribed fashion
Analytics - A term describing the extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory
and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Can improve
marketing or in healthcare, services for the demographics served.
Nursing Informatics Competencies - The integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the
performance of various nursing informatics activities within prescribed levels of nursing practice
