Nursing Informatics and Foundation of Knowledge - [University Name]

This discussion post delves into the core concepts of nursing informatics, focusing on the Foundation of Knowledge Model. The student introduces themselves and expresses their expectations for the course, highlighting how it will enhance their nursing practice. They then analyze a clinical scenario using the Foundation of Knowledge Model, detailing how knowledge was acquired, processed, generated, and disseminated, along with the role of feedback in shaping their understanding. The post emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and the application of technology in nursing practice. The student's responses are supported by relevant references and adhere to APA format, demonstrating a strong understanding of the subject matter and its practical implications in a healthcare setting.

Running head: QUALITY AND INFORMATICS
QUALITY AND INFORMATICS
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Answer 1
The course is hoped to provide a clear and distinct knowledge about science related to
nursing and the relationship and towards various roles of a nurse as well as about nursing
informatics (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015) The course explains that the nursing science is
ethical application of the acquired knowledge by the process of research, practice and education
and interventions for the patients in maintaining, enhance and restore the health and develop and
generate practice in advance to nursing profession (Grady & Gough, 2015).. The course along
with computers and information science would constant change the way a healthcare
organisation performs and conduct business.
Answer 2
The course guides us with improved and advanced tools and techniques related to patient
care. The classes helped us in developing skills that are related to several application of
technology as well as data analysis (Havenga, Poggenpoel & Myburgh, 2014). The advance tools
facilitate in the acquisition and manipulation of information and data by nurses to synthesise the
resources into evolving knowledge and based wisdom. Hence it is anticipated that the course
would help in the nursing practice (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). The developed tools add to
better diagnosis and analysis of the patients and helps nurses in easy diagnosis. Therefore,
modern use of tools makes this course better and useful for nursing practice.
Answer 3
Tom is a knowledge worker as well as knowledge acquirer and user. However,
preventing might sell Tom short in practice towards nursing even though he developed and
acquired used knowledge to help him in achieving the work, then also he processed the
information that was collected by him for developing nursing diagnosis as well as plan care. The

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store of knowledge used by Tom developed and gleaned the knowledge to have a valuable
information that are multiplicative in nature (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). He compares the
cultural information obtained to the extent that he knows and gained insight towards cultural
effect over the response of the patient response towards illness. Tom acted as a knowledge
generator. He shared his acquired knowledge with another nurse and the feedback he used as per
different technologies used by him. Tom consulted an electronic database for assisting him in the
development of the comprehensive care plan (Henly et al., 2015) In this way the framework was
followed.
Answer 4
I acquired knowledge through continuous practice. The nursing educator to be effective
there is need to be in a custom of continuously build and then rebuild the knowledge foundation
model (Decker & Hamilton, 2018). I also tried to evaluate the effectiveness of the occurring
changes and tried to implement with the new strategies as well as practices performed
(McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
Answer 5
The nursing knowledge can be processed in various. I basically referred to technological
based practices to process the knowledge. The application I choose helped me in attaining better
accessibility, gaining accurate information and appropriate development of the information
obtained through various sources as well as methods. The process of presentation provided me
with necessary elements required for knowledge development (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
This is necessary for acquiring knowledge. The knowledge acquired are then helped in better
processing of the obtained data. The best way to process nursing knowledge is by developing a
dialectic between nursing practice ad research (Decker & Hamilton, 2018). I followed this policy

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and forward assistance were done to carry the theory forwards by the process of evolution of
meaningful nursing principal and philosophies that helped me in generating better nursing
knowledge.
Answer 6
There are various ways the knowledge can be generated. I have obtained a better
opportunity in recognized broadcasting of knowledge through the self-contribution in
professional consultations, as a part of broadcasters or attendees (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015).
I being a nurse irrespective of the practice arena have the ability to use tools that would help
them in developing informatics in accumulation to knowledge to apprise and provision that
preparation. I was always in a habit to constantly build foundation knowledge model in nursing
science. I acquired most of the knowledge through proper designing and conducting suitable
research studies. The generation would be better and easier if every nurse follows the model
(Brennan & Bakken, 2015).
Answer 7
Nursing knowledge can be disseminated in various ways. The dissemination is a planned
process that includes consideration of the target audience in this case it is the patients and nurses
themselves (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). Research findings are achieved and are received
through the process of communicating. Hence, I followed the same path. I communicated and
explained about the knowledge and theory to every other individual so they have better
understanding about the nursing science and foundation model (Henly et al., 2015). Wider
communication was conducted by be that gave health care audience to facilitate the uptake the
research in decision making process.

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Answer 8
The feedback obtained was taken positively even though there was mixed response. After
receiving the feedback, the policies were implemented accordingly. The feedback was studied
clearly and accordingly the activities were designed (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). The nurses
regardless of the area practiced sector uses technology as well as information. The feedback
obtained on the psychological status of the patient helped in making clear and concise idea about
the case. The feedback obtained will help in developing a better knowledge and the foundation of
knowledge would be established better and in a structured way (Duffield & Whitty, 2015).
Hence, getting feedback is essential for better output of the knowledge.

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References
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Decker, V. B., & Hamilton, R. M. (2018). The nursing knowledge pyramid: a theory of the
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Grady, P. A., & Gough, L. L. (2015). Nursing science: Claiming the future. Journal of Nursing
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Havenga, Y., Poggenpoel, M., & Myburgh, C. (2014). Developing a model: An illustration.
Nursing science quarterly, 27(2), 149-156.
Henly, S. J., McCarthy, D. O., Wyman, J. F., Stone, P. W., Redeker, N. S., McCarthy, A. M., ...
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McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (Eds.). (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of
knowledge. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.