Question

In the Chapter 7 summary, Staggers and Nelson state, “In a way all of us are already informatics nurses.” Reflect on this summary statement and describe a scenario from your clinical experience where you manipulated data, information, and knowledge to make a wise decision. Focus specifically on the key concepts of data, information, knowledge and wisdom.

Answer 1

*According to Staggers and Nelson statement-In a way of us are already informatics nurses-there will be some situations where nurses can modify the data,information and konwledge for the benefit of the patients.

*scenerio where chances of manipulating data,information and knowledge includes,
-lack of published research on specific clinical issue,when research has its own limitations that restricts that generalize result to clinical practice.
-when research results are difficult to understand and interpret.
-when findings are not in an usable form
-when findings may not be convincing others values.

*key concepts:
data-facts and statistics collected together for reference
information-facts provided about something
knowledge-facts /skills acquired through experience
wisdom-quality of having experience,knowledge.