THE NURSE LEADER AS KNOWLEDGE WORKER
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The Nurse Leader as Knowledge Worker is the title of the first slide.
2nd slide: Introductory
A knowledge worker’s definition (Peter Drucker, 1959)
Recent advancements in knowledge gathering
Nurses as information workers
Slide 3: Knowledge Worker Idea
High-level employees who use theoretical and analytical expertise to create new goods and services.
acquired via formal education and training
Slide 4: Nursing Informatics is concerned with generating and transmitting knowledge.
Nursing informatics definition and explanation
Nursing science, computer science, and information science are all intertwined.
Technology and data are used to inform nursing practice and decision-making.
Slide 5: The Nurse Leader’s Role as a Knowledge Worker
Nurse leaders who think strategically and make decisions
Data and technology are used to inform decision-making.
Nursing informatics integration into practice and management
Slide 6: Visualization of a Nurse Leader as a Knowledge Worker
An infographic depicting nurse leaders’ roles as knowledge workers.
Data, technology, and decision-making are all represented visually.
Recap of Possible Scenarios on Slide 7
Summary of a hypothetical case discussed on the discussion board
Evaluation of potentially valuable data
How data might be accessed or gathered
The knowledge that may be gleaned from the data
Slide 8: Finally,
Key points recap
Nursing informatics and the role of nurse leaders as knowledge workers are summarized.
A call to action to incorporate nursing informatics into practice and management.
QUESTION
THE NURSE LEADER AS KNOWLEDGE WORKER
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.