Assignment: The Nurse Leaders as Knowledge Worker

Assignment: The Nurse Leaders as Knowledge Worker

Assignment: The Nurse Leaders as Knowledge Worker

Introduction

This presentation will discuss the concept of a knowledge worker. It explains nursing informatics and discusses the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker. In addition, I will present the hypothetical scenario that might benefit from the collection and application of data. I will explore the data that can be used, how it might be collected, and the knowledge derived from the data.

Concept of a Knowledge Worker

A knowledge worker plays a key role in the organization in generating knowledge.  They obtain, maneuver, interpret and apply information to carry out multidisciplinary, complex organizational work (Field & Chan, 2018). Besides, knowledge workers analyze data and use their expertise to address problems, generate ideas, and develop new products and services.

Knowledge work is often complex, and knowledge workers need certain skills, abilities, and acquaintance with factual and theoretical knowledge (Field & Chan, 2018).  Therefore, knowledge workers must obtain, access, recall, and apply data, interact well with others, and have the ability and motivation to obtain and enhance these skills.

Knowledge workers’ roles include making decisions whereby they work with ideas. Their duties focus on intellectual rather than physical power and are characterized by non-repetitive tasks (Field & Chan, 2018). In addition, they use various methods and techniques to address problems and are authorized to decide what work methods to employ to complete their job tasks. Knowledge workers include: scientists, professionals, educators, and information system designers.

Nursing Informatics

Nursing informatics is a specialty that incorporates nursing science with analytical sciences and information management. It seeks to discover, define, manage, and convey data, information, and knowledge in nursing practice (Moore et al., 2020). Nursing informatics supports nurses, the interprofessional health care team, healthcare consumers, patients, and stakeholders in decision-making in various roles and settings to attain desired outcomes. It supports this through information structures, processes, and technology (Moore et al., 2020).

Nursing informatics skills are applied to:

Create data structures and software tools to support nursing practice (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017).

Keep EHR in line with best practices for data management, processing, and organization.

Apply analytics in evaluating and facilitating nursing processes (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017).

Facilitate communication among healthcare and IT professionals.

Train providers on the best use of EHRs and CDSS (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2017).

The term “knowledge worker” was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in
his book, The Landmarks of Tomorrow (1959). Drucker defined knowledge workers as high-level
workers who apply theoretical and analytical knowledge, acquired through formal training, to develop
products and services. Does this sound familiar?
Nurses are very much knowledge workers. What has changed since Drucker’s time are the ways that
knowledge can be acquired. The volume of data that can now be generated and the tools used to access
this data have evolved significantly in recent years and helped healthcare professionals (among many
others) to assume the role of knowledge worker in new and powerful ways.
In this Assignment, you will consider the evolving role of the nurse leader and how this evolution has led
nurse leaders to assume the role of knowledge worker. You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation with
an infographic (graphic that visually represents information, data, or knowledge. Infographics are
intended to present information quickly and clearly.) to educate others on the role of nurse as knowledge
worker.
Reference: Drucker, P. (1959). The landmarks of tomorrow. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

To Prepare:

 Review the concepts of informatics as presented in the Resources.
 Reflect on the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge worker.
 Consider how knowledge may be informed by data that is collected/accessed.
The Assignment:
 Explain the concept of a knowledge worker.
 Define and explain nursing informatics and highlight the role of a nurse leader as a knowledge
worker.
 Include one slide that visually represents the role of a nurse leader as knowledge worker.
 Your PowerPoint should Include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion
Forum. Include your examination of the data that you could use, how the data might be
accessed/collected, and what knowledge might be derived from that data. Be sure to incorporate
feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.

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Learning Resources
Required Readings
McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.).
Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
 Chapter 1, “Nursing Science and the Foundation of Knowledge” (pp. 7–19)
 Chapter 2, “Introduction to Information, Information Science, and Information Systems” (pp.
21–33)
 Chapter 3, “Computer Science and the Foundation of Knowledge Model” (pp. 35–62)
Nagle, L., Sermeus, W., & Junger, A. (2017).  Evolving Role of the Nursing Infomatics Specialist. In J.
Murphy, W. Goosen, &  P. Weber  (Eds.), Forecasting Competencies for Nurses in the Future of
Connected Health (212-221). Clifton, VA: IMIA and IOS Press. Retrieved from
https://serval.unil.ch/resource/serval:BIB_4A0FEA56B8CB.P001/REF
Sweeney, J. (2017). Healthcare informatics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 21(1).

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Trends in Population
Health [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Accessible player
Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.
Public Health Informatics Institute. (2017). Public Health Informatics: "translating" knowledge for health
[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUygA8Hpfo