NURS357

Lesson 1 Overview (1 of 2)

Lesson 1 Overview

This lesson will introduce the building blocks of nursing informatics, including nursing science, information science, computer science, and cognitive science. These building blocks and all concepts in this course will be examined within the context of the Foundation of Knowledge Model introduced in Chapter 1. Please note that in this course we will focus on introductory topics in informatics. If you want to study informatics in more depth, there are two additional courses (using the same textbook) that are offered as nursing electives. If you complete all three Informatics courses (357, 458, and 460) you will earn a certificate in Nursing Informatics.

First World Broadcast

"It was in January 1930, the first world broadcast, when King George V, from the House of Commons, welcomed the delegates of the five great naval powers. Harold Vivian, the control operator, saw that a wire, transmitting the King's voice to early risers in America, had broken. With great presence of mind he picked up the severed strands and by holding them in his hands enabled the King's voice to pass through his body to millions of trans-Atlantic listeners." (Sources: Cesar Saerchinger, Voice of Europe)

We have come a long way since this first transatlantic broadcast; but, as we all know, with each new form of communication, there is a learning curve. Take for instance the monk portrayed in the following video trying to learn to use a new form of communication- a bound book.

Video #.#, Length: 00:05:21, Medieval Helpdesk in English Transcript

[Huge sigh, followed by the sound of knocking on the door.]

MUNK IN NEED: Hi. HELP DESK
MUNK: Oh, hi. Thank you for calling the help desk.
MUNK IN NEED: Thank you for coming. Do you want to sit?
HELP DESK MUNK: Yes, please. Thank you.

MUNK IN NEED: There you go. Well, I have a problem.
HELP DESK MUNK: Ah, just before we get started, could you give me your cardinal number please?
MUNK IN NEED: My cardinal number?
HELP DESK MUNK: Yeah.
MUNK IN NEED: My cardinal number is 1932305.
HELP DESK MUNK: Great.
MUNK IN NEED: I had--
HELP DESK MUNK: And your name?
MUNK IN NEED: My name?
HELP DESK MUNK: Your name?
MUNK IN NEED: Christian Mjaames.
HELP DESK MUNK: Christian Jarnes, Mjarness?
MUNK IN NEED: Mjaames, M-J-A-A-M-E-S.
HELP DESK MUNK: Mjarness.
MUNK IN NEED: Whatever. Aah--

HELP DESK MUNK: Was this a new or an existing case?
MUNK IN NEED: It's a new case.
HELP DESK MUNK: New case. Great. OK. Well now--

MUNK IN NEED: Can I start?
HELP DESK MUNK: Absolutely.
MUNK IN NEED: Are you sure?
HELP DESK MUNK: Yeah. OK. Great.

MUNK IN NEED: It's this thing. I have a problem.
HELP DESK MUNK: What's-- what's-- what's the issue? Have you--
MUNK IN NEED: Well, it's just been lying there all day. I haven't been able to do any work this morning. I can't get into it.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right. Well, have you tried to open it?
MUNK IN NEED: Open it? I mean, if it was that simple, I wouldn't have had to call help desk, now would I?
HELP DESK MUNK: That's true. Well, let's have a quick look here. All you need to do is put fingers here, and then you open it like that.
MUNK IN NEED: Yeah. I got this far also.

HELP DESK MUNK: OK.
MUNK IN NEED: But then I was afraid that I would lose any of this text. So I didn't dare to move on.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right. Well--
MUNK IN NEED: So that's when it stopped.
HELP DESK MUNK: I see. In here, you see there are several hundred pages of text. And if you want to get to the next page, you just take a piece of paper here and then page like that.
MUNK IN NEED: I page?
HELP DESK MUNK: You page.
MUNK IN NEED: And when I want to get back?
HELP DESK MUNK: When you want to get back, you just page back like that. And see, there's the text.
MUNK IN NEED: I page back.
HELP DESK MUNK: You page back.
MUNK IN NEED: Aah. So the text goes here. And then it continues there.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right.

MUNK IN NEED: Aah.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right.
MUNK IN NEED: Then I understand.
HELP DESK MUNK: Great.
MUNK IN NEED: That is great. So when I'm done for the day, what do I do then?
HELP DESK MUNK: Right. Well, at the end of the day you put your fingers under the cover, here and here. And then you just close it up like that. And then everything is stored in there.
MUNK IN NEED: I close it.
HELP DESK MUNK: You close it up.
MUNK IN NEED: And the text is safe.
HELP DESK MUNK: It's stored. It's here for you. No problem at all.
MUNK IN NEED: It will not disappear.
HELP DESK MUNK: It will not disappear.
MUNK IN NEED: You promise?
HELP DESK MUNK: Promise.
MUNK IN NEED: OK. And I can continue the next day.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right. Continue tomorrow.

MUNK IN NEED: Thanks.
HELP DESK MUNK: OK.
MUNK IN NEED: I really like this. But you know, it takes a while because you know when we're used to these scrolls?
HELP DESK MUNK: Right.
MUNK IN NEED: And then you have to get used to page in a book--
HELP DESK MUNK: Right.
MUNK IN NEED: It really takes some time.
HELP DESK MUNK: It does.
MUNK IN NEED: But I like this.
HELP DESK MUNK: OK.
MUNK IN NEED: I'll train. I'll do that. Thanks a lot.

HELP DESK MUNK: Is there anything else I can help with you today?
MUNK IN NEED: No, I think I'm fine.
HELP DESK MUNK: All right.
MUNK IN NEED: Thank you. Hey, wait, wait, wait. Let me run through it one more time.
HELP DESK MUNK: OK.
MUNK IN NEED: So I have the book.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right.
MUNK IN NEED: And I open it like this.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right, yes.
MUNK IN NEED: And when I want to continue, I-- what did you call it?
HELP DESK MUNK: You page.
MUNK IN NEED: I page--
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right.
MUNK IN NEED: --like this.
HELP DESK MUNK: Yup.
MUNK IN NEED: I page back--
HELP DESK MUNK: Yes.
MUNK IN NEED: --and forth.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right.
MUNK IN NEED: And when I'm done, I close it like this.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right.
MUNK IN NEED: And I can go home.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right. And everything's stored in there.
MUNK IN NEED: And everything's stored.
HELP DESK MUNK: Absolutely.
MUNK IN NEED: All right.
HELP DESK MUNK: OK?
MUNK IN NEED: I like this. I will try it. Thank you very much.
HELP DESK MUNK: Great. No problem at all.

MUNK IN NEED: Like your help. Thank you. Hey, wait, wait, wait! See. Now, I have a problem again. Can't open it.
HELP DESK MUNK: Right. Right. Well, here's what you need to do. Turn it over and open it from this side. Just put your fingers under here and open it up there, like that.
MUNK IN NEED: Aah. So it's not the same from which side I open it.
HELP DESK MUNK: No. That's right. Did you not get the manual for this?
MUNK IN NEED: The manual?
HELP DESK MUNK: The manual. Read that and it'll tell you how to use this.
MUNK IN NEED: So I'll start reading this.
HELP DESK MUNK: That's right.
MUNK IN NEED: I'll do that. Thanks a lot.
HELP DESK MUNK: OK. Great. Well, thank you--
MUNK IN NEED: Oh, oh, oh! Same problem, can't open it.
HELP DESK MUNK: Gosh. I see what you mean. This is not something that we've thought of before.

[Rolling credits.]

Can you recall a situation when you felt like this monk when learning something new…whether it was riding a bike as a child, learning a new nursing procedure as a student or learning to use new technology in the workplace? The procedure manual remains nearby and the procedure is followed step-by-step-by step.

As you practice and become more familiar with the procedure, you can eventually perform it without thinking about it and you can decide when to use it and how to adapt it to the current situation. You wonder how it could have once seemed so complex and difficult to master.

You have used the building blocks of information science and cognitive science and have evolved toward integrating knowledge and wisdom into your life and into your professional practice. In this lesson you will learn more about those building blocks and their application to computer technology and nursing informatics.

Course Objectives

Describe the relationship between information science, computer science, cognitive science, nursing science, and nursing informatics.
Examine personal feelings towards computers and healthcare technologies.
Define selected nursing informatics terms.

Lesson 1 Objectives

Define nursing science and its relationship to various nursing roles and nursing informatics.
Reflect on the progression from data to information to knowledge to wisdom.
Explore the characteristics of quality information.
Explain the relationship between knowledge acquisition, knowledge processing, knowledge generation, knowledge dissemination, and feedback.
Appreciate the rapid evolution of computer systems and the benefit of keeping up to date with current trends and developments.
Analyze how computer systems function as tools for managing information and generating knowledge.
Explore cognitive science.
Assess how our minds process and generate information and knowledge.
Examine artificial intelligence (AI) and its relationship to cognitive science and computer science.

Lesson Readings and Activities

By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Course Schedule for Lesson 1.

Summary

During this lesson, you will have the opportunity to learn about the building blocks of nursing informatics and reflect specifically on the concepts of nursing practice. You will also be challenged to think about various technology skill levels of nurses and how knowledge and attitudes toward technology affect a nursing staff as you reflect on the scenario presented in the Case Study I assignment.

Informatics: A Nursing Perspective (2 of 2)

Informatics: A Nursing Perspective

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