InformaticsWK2assignThe Nurse Leader as Knowledge WorkerPP.ppt

THE NURSE LEADER AND
NURSING INFORMATICS.
TRANSFORMING NURSING AND
HEALTHCARE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY.
NURS 6051N
[ YOUR NAME ]
JUNE 8, 2020
[ PROF NAME ]

CONCEPT OF A KNOWLEDGE WORKER
* Knows their job or position
* Can work independently
* Able to critically think
* Able to manage themselves (Drucker, 1999)
* Advanced level workers
* Can incorporate education, skills, and experience
* Able to initiate new products and services (Corporate
Finance Institute, 2018)
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NURSING INFORMATICS:
When you combine the concepts of nursing science,
computer science and information which allows you to
manage the information and wisdom with the knowledge
and use it to communicate with the data obtained
(
McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017, p. 7).
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NURSE LEADER AS A
KNOWLEDGE WORKER
With experience, nurses in leadership roles acquire
the skills needed to hold on to the advanced knowledge of
electronic informatics systems and quickly interpret findings and
information about the patients and produce quality patient care.