
CHAPTER 30
Objectives
Nursing Informatics and the
Foundation of Knowledge
Dee McGonigle and Kathleen Mastrian
1. Assess nursing as a knowledge-intensive profession.
2. Explore the contribution of nursing
informatics to the foundation of knowledge.
INTRODUCTION
Throughout this book the reader has learned about the many facets of
nursing informatics (NI) and the interfacing of nurse knowledge
workers and technology. The Foundation of Knowledge model
(Figure 30-1) has provided a framework for examining the dynamic
interrelationships between data, information, and knowledge used to
meet the needs of healthcare delivery systems, organizations, patients,
and nurses. ...