Informatics - ✔✔ science and art of turning data into information
what concepts/sciences does informatics apply (3) - ✔✔ computer
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cognitive science
information science
What does computer science study - ✔✔ the theory of underpinning information and computation and their implementation in computer systems
Facets of computer science (4) - ✔✔ hardware
software
communication
solutions to related problems
What does cognitive science study - ✔✔ how the human mind works from an information processing perspective
What does information science study - ✔✔ retrieval and management of information and human-computer interaction
What are the 2 levels of NI practice - ✔✔ generalist
informatics-nurse specialists
Generalist in NI practice - ✔✔ experience in the field and knowledgeable but not educated at graduate level
Informatics Nurse Specialist - ✔✔ More sophisticated level of understanding and skills- graduate level training
Innovator
Conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory
Does every healthcare setting have an informatics nurse or an informatics nurse specialist? - ✔✔ No, but every setting requires at least a basic level of nursing-informatics competencies
what is knowledge work - ✔✔ collecting data, turning it into information and creating knowledge/wisdom
Why is nursing informatics important - ✔✔ because nurses are knowledge workers (taking data and turning it into information and knowledge)
How can technology aid knowledge work - ✔✔ helps to:
collect data
see trends
process information
create kowledge
According to QSEN is informatics a key skill for optimal patient care - ✔✔ Yes
How do standard terminologies contribute to the development of knowledge - ✔✔ ensure all professionals share the same understanding/meaning of a concept
clarifies communication
facilitates research
provides structure for support tools and EHRs
In regards to the foundation of knowledge model, what do standard terminologies support - ✔✔ knowledge acquisition
dissemination
generation
processing
standard terminology - ✔✔ structured/controlled
what is knowledge according to the text - ✔✔ awareness that information can be used to make a decision
the external process of testing, sensing and interacting is used to describe - ✔✔ knowledge
the internal process of thinking or cognition is used to describe - ✔✔ knowledge
knowledge that is translated into action is - ✔✔ wisdom
sometimes considered the highest form of common sense is ....... - ✔✔ knowledge
application of knowledge in a practical way is ..... - ✔✔ wisdom
_________________ is a building block of knowledge - ✔✔ information
knowledge must be viable --- what does that mean - ✔✔ must be accessible, timely, and accurate
what are the 4 parts of the foundation of knowledge model - ✔✔ knowledge acquisition, dissemination, generation, and processing
what is knowledge acquisition - ✔✔ getting knowledge
what is knowledge dissemination - ✔✔ giving or distributing knowledge
what is knowledge processing - ✔✔ analyzing, manipulating, or processing knowledge
what is knowledge generation - ✔✔ creation of new knowledge from old knowledge using experience or other input
the model that humans are organic and constantly generate, acquire, process, and disseminate knowledge - ✔✔ foundation of knowledge model
the study of storage of information through algorithm is ..... - ✔✔ computer science
study of theoretical foundations of information and its application in computer systems - ✔✔ computer science [Show Less]