Definition of Nursing Informatics
A 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?
Technology 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.
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Nomenclature
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
Named collection of data consisting of individual information organized in a prescribed fashion
Standard terminology
Structured, 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
Working with information and generating information and knowledge as a product
Nurses as knowledge acquirers
Providing convenient and efficient means of capturing and storing knowledge
Nurses as knowledge users
Individuals or groups who benefit from valuable, viable knowledge
Nurses as knowledge engineers
Designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining knowledge
Nurses as knowledge managers
Capturing and processing collective expertise and distributing it where it can create the largest
benefit
Nurses as knowledge developers and generators
Changing and evolving knowledge based on the tasks at hand and the information available
Foundation of Knowledge Model
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