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Nursing Informatics
Have you ever gone online
to search for a journal article on a specific topic? It is amazing to see the
large number of journals that are available in the health care field. When you
view the library in its entirety, you are viewing untapped data. Until you
actually research for your particular topic, there is little structure. Once
you have narrowed it down, you have information and once you
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Have you ever gone online
to search for a journal article on a specific topic? It is amazing to see the
large number of journals that are available in the health care field. When you
view the library in its entirety, you are viewing untapped data. Until you
actually research for your particular topic, there is little structure. Once
you have narrowed it down, you have information and once you apply the
information, you have knowledge. Eventually, after thoughtful research and
diligent practice, you reach the level of wisdom—knowledge applied in
meaningful ways.
Are there areas in your practice that you
believe should be more fully explored? The central aims of nursing informatics
are to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. This
continuum represents the overarching structure of nursing informatics. In this
Assignment, you develop a research question relevant to your practice area and
relate how you would work through the progression from data to information,
knowledge, and wisdom.
To prepare:
·Review the information in Figure 6–1 in Nursing
Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge.
·Develop a clinical question related to your area of practice that
you would like to explore.
·Consider what you currently know about this topic. What additional
information would you need to answer the question?
·Using the continuum of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom,
determine how you would go about researching your question.
oExplore the available
databases in the Walden Library. Identify which of these databases you would
use to find the information or data you need.
oOnce you have
identified useful databases, how would you go about finding the most relevant
articles and information?
oConsider how you
would extract the relevant information from the articles.
oHow would you take
the information and organize it in a way that was useful? How could you take
the step from simply having useful knowledge to gaining wisdom?
By Day 7 of Week 4
Write a 3- to 4-page paper that addresses the
following:
·Summarize the question you developed, and then relate how you
would work through the four steps of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom
continuum. Be specific.
oIdentify the
databases and search words you would use.
oRelate how you would
take the information gleaned and turn it into useable knowledge.
·Can informatics be used to gain wisdom? Describe how you would
progress from simply having useful knowledge to the wisdom to make decisions
about the information you have found during your database search.
Your paper must also include a title page, an
introduction, a summary, and a reference page.
Quality
of Work Submitted: The extent of which work meets the assigned criteria and work
reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking.
27 (27%) - 30 (30%)
Assignment exceeds expectations.
All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth
and depth about each of the assignment topics.
24 (24%) - 26 (26%)
Assignment meets expectations. All topics
are addressed with a minimum of 50% containing good breadth
and depth about each of the assignment topics.
21 (21%) - 23 (23%)
Assignment meets most of the expectations.
One required topic is either not addressed or inadequately addressed.
0 (0%) - 20 (20%)
Assignment superficially meets some of the
expectations. Two or more required topics are either not addressed or
inadequately addressed.
Quality
of Work Submitted: The purpose of the paper is clear.
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
A clear and comprehensive purpose statement
is provided which delineates all required criteria.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Purpose of the assignment is stated, yet is
brief and not descriptive.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
Purpose of the assignment is vague or off
topic.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
No purpose statement was provided.
Assimilation
and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student's ability
to:
Understand and interpret the assignment's key concepts.
9 (9%) - 10 (10%)
Demonstrates the ability to critically
appraise and intellectually explore key concepts.
8 (8%) - 8 (8%)
Demonstrates a clear understanding of key
concepts.
7 (7%) - 7 (7%)
Shows some degree of understanding of key
concepts.
0 (0%) - 6 (6%)
Shows a lack of understanding of key
concepts, deviates from topics.
Assimilation
and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student's ability
to:
Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video,
required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources.
18 (18%) - 20 (20%)
Demonstrates and applies exceptional support
of major points and integrates 2 or more credible outside sources, in
addition to 2-3 course resources to suppport point of view.
16 (16%) - 17 (17%)
Integrates specific information from 1
credible outside resource and 2-3 course resources to support major points
and point of view.
14 (14%) - 15 (15%)
Minimally includes and integrates specific
information from 2-3 resources to support major points and point of view.
0 (0%) - 13 (13%)
Includes and integrates specific information
from 0 to 1 resoruce to support major points and point of view.
Assimilation
and Synthesis of Ideas: The extend to which the work reflects the student's ability to:
Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas
into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required
readings, textbook) and outside, credible resources by comparing different
points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections.
18 (18%) - 20 (20%)
Synthesizes and justifies (defends,
explains, validates, confirms) information gleaned from sources to support
major points presented. Applies meaning to the field of advanced nursing
practice.
16 (16%) - 17 (17%)
Summarizes information gleaned from sources
to support major points, but does not synthesize.
14 (14%) - 15 (15%)
Identifies but does not interpret or apply
concepts, and/or strategies correctly; ideas unclear and/or underdeveloped.
0 (0%) - 13 (13%)
Rarely or does not interpret, apply, and
synthesize concepts, and/or strategies.
Written
Expression and Formatting
Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points
that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity
of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused--neither
long and rambling nor short and lacking substance.
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing
standards for structure, flow, continuity and clarity
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing
standards for structure, flow, continuity and clarity 80% of the time.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing
standards for structure, flow, continuity and clarity 60%- 79% of the time.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
Paragraphs and sentences follow writing
standards for structure, flow, continuity and clarity < 60% of the time.
Written
Expression and Formatting
English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and
proper punctuation
5 (5%) - 5 (5%)
Uses correct grammar, spelling, and
punctuation with no errors.
4 (4%) - 4 (4%)
Contains a few (1-2) grammar, spelling, and
punctuation errors.
3.5 (3.5%) - 3.5 (3.5%)
Contains several (3-4) grammar, spelling,
and punctuation errors.
0 (0%) - 3 (3%)
Contains many (≥ 5) grammar, spelling, and
punctuation errors that interfere with the reader’s understanding.
Written
Expression and Formatting
The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings,
font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head,
parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.
