Study

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NUR-105 route
Unit 1 · Lesson 2 of 3 10 min

The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) Model

Five numbers on a scrap of paper mean nothing, until a nurse makes them mean everything.

What this unit covers

Unit 1: Introduction to Nursing Informatics

  1. 1 Definition and Scope of Nursing InformaticsNurses were collecting data long before computers arrived. Informatics is what you do with it. · 10 min
  2. 2 The Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom (DIKW) ModelFive numbers on a scrap of paper mean nothing, until a nurse makes them mean everything. · 10 min
  3. 3 Importance and Challenges of Nursing InformaticsFewer drug errors, faster handovers, better decisions, and the patient at the centre of it all. · 10 min