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and the dropping blood pressure are probably the result of sepsis, which requires
certain medical treatments for the patient to improve. Wisdom has been added to
the newest ANA definition of NI. Wisdom is “the appropriate use of knowledge
to manage and solve human problems” (ANA, p. 5). Wisdom is when the Nursing
Informatics Specialist (INS) applies knowledge appropriately to deal with a com-
plex problem or specific human need. In the previous example of sepsis, the NIS
would review the data; come to the realization that the patient was most likely sep-
tic; and then based on the ...