The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker

The Nurse Leader as
Knowledge Worker
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Concept of knowledge worker:
• As stated by Patalas-Maliszewska
(2013), knowledge workers are
defined as high-level workers who
integrate theoretical and analytical
knowledge in order to foster service
development
• The concept of knowledge worker
was propounded by Peter Drucker
and finds its first use in his book ‘The
Landmarks of Tomorrow 1959’
• Ducker identified knowledge workers
as the most valuable asset of the
21st century.

Nursing Informatics:
• Nursing informatics can be defined as
the speciality domain within the nursing
profession that deals with the nursing
science to manage multiple information
and apply analytical sciences so as to
recognize, define, communicate and
manage important data and knowledge
that are essential for Nursing practice
(McCormick & Saba, 2015).
• The branch of Nursing Informatics
makes use of information structures,
information processes and information
technology in order to store and
manage important data.