the Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom Continuum

  Assignment: Application: Usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom Contin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inuum Have you ever gone onlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine to search for a journal article on a specific topic? It is amazin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to see the large number of journals that are available in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the health care field. When you view the library in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in its entirety, you are viewin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing untapped data. Until you actually research for your particular topic, there is little structure. Once you have narrowed it down, you have in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information and once you apply the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, you have knowledge. Eventually, after thoughtful research and diligent practice, you reach the level of wisdom—knowledge applied in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in meanin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ingful ways. Are there areas in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your practice that you believe should be more fully explored? The central aims of nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">informatics are to manage and communicate data, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, knowledge, and wisdom. This contin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inuum represents the overarchin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing structure of nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">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 in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, knowledge, and wisdom. To prepare: Review the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Figure 6–2 in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge. Develop a clin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inical question related to your area of practice that you would like to explore. Consider what you currently know about this topic. What additional in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information would you need to answer the question? Usin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the contin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inuum of data, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, knowledge, and wisdom, determin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine how you would go about researchin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing your question. Explore the available databases in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the Walden Library. Identify which of these databases you would use to fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ind the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information or data you need. Once you have identified useful databases, how would you go about fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">indin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the most relevant articles and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information? Consider how you would extract the relevant in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information from the articles. How would you take the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information and organize it in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in a way that was useful? How could you take the step from simply havin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing useful knowledge to gain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing wisdom? By Day 7 of Week 4 Write a 3 page paper that addresses the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing: Summarize the question you developed, and then relate how you would work through the four steps of the data, in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, knowledge, wisdom contin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inuum. Be specific. Identify the databases and search words you would use. Relate how you would take the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information gleaned and turn it in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">into useable knowledge. Can in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">informatics be used to gain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in wisdom? Describe how you would progress from simply havin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing useful knowledge to the wisdom to make decisions about the in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information you have found durin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing your database search. Your paper must also in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">include a title page, an in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">introduction, a summary, and a reference page. dis 4 Discussion: Current Information and Communication Technologies With so much attention focused on health care reform, it is important that nurses be given the opportunity to use high-quality technology tools. These tools can in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">increase access to vital medical in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, promote effective communication among health care professionals, and improve the patient experience. By actively seekin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing out and adoptin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing these tools, nurses can greatly enhance the quality and safety of care that they provide. This Discussion focuses on identifyin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing quality technology tools that in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">increase the ability of nurses to provide safe, effective care. To prepare: Review the various technology tools described in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in this week’s Learnin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Resources. Identify a recently adopted in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, education, or communication technology tool in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your specialty area. Reflect on how it is used and how its use impacts the quality of care. Consider how your identified technology tool might impact nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing practice if it were more widely used. What are some barriers preventin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">increased usage? How could wider implementation be facilitated? By Day 3 Post a description of a current or new in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information, education, or communication technology tool that is bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing used in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your specialty area and assess its impact on the quality of care. Highlight the effect that in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">increased use of this technology would have on nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing practice and discuss the barriers that are slowin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing or hin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inderin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing its adoption. Summarize how adoption of the technology tool could be facilitated