WGU - C468Informatics and Information science

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Informatics and Information science Data are a collection of numbers, characters, or facts that are gathered according to some perceived need for analysis and possibly action at a later point in ti... me Information is data that have been interpreted. For example, individual temperature readings are data. Information technology is a general term used to refer to the management and processing of information with the assistance of computers. Nurses Roles:  Data gatherer. In this role the nurse collects clinical data such as vital signs.  Information user. The nurse interprets and structures clinical data, such as a client’s report of experienced pain, into information that can then be used to aid clinical decision making and patient monitoring over time. Quality assurance and infection control activities exemplify other ways in which nurses use information to detect patterns.  Knowledge user. This role is seen when individual patient data are compared with existing nursing knowledge.  Knowledge builder. Nurses display this role when they aggregate clinical data and show patterns across patients that serve to create new knowledge or can be interpreted within the context of existing nursing knowledge. Nursing informatics may be broadly defined as the use of information and computer technology to support all aspects of nursing practice, including direct delivery of care, administration, education, and research. The Informatics Nurse This individual has advanced preparation in information management and possesses the following skills (ANA 200 [Show More]

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