How would you take the information and organize it in a way that was useful? How could you take the step from simply having useful knowledge to gaining wisdom?

Nursing Informatics

Review the information in Figure 6–2 in Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge.
Chapter 6, “Overview of Nursing Informati’s”

Develop a clinical question related to your area of practice that you would like to explore.

Consider what you currently know about this topic. What additional information would you need to answer the question?

Using the continuum of data, information, knowledge, and wisdom, determine how you would go about researching your question.

Once you have identified useful databases, how would you go about finding the most relevant articles and information?

Consider how you would extract the relevant information from the articles.

How would you take the information and organize it in a way that was useful? How could you take the step from simply having useful knowledge to gaining wisdom?

Summarize the question you developed, and then relate how you would work through the four steps of the data, information, knowledge, wisdom continuum. Be specific.

Identify the databases and search words you would use.

Relate how you would take the information gleaned and turn it into useable knowledge.

Can informatics be used to gain wisdom? Describe how you would progress from simply having useful knowledge to the wisdom to make decisions about the information you have found during your database search.

Your paper must also include a title page, an introduction, a summary, and a reference page.

FYI: the writer can create any question and create a title, the paper is on Nursing Informatics. This book need to be use as part of the reference: McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2015). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. Chapter 6, “Overview of Nursing Informatics”

Identify a nurse leader in your current or previous employment and schedule time for an interview.

Identify a nurse leader in your current or previous employment and schedule time for an interview. Ask the leader questions regarding the following topics: The difference between leadership and management. Differentiating between leadership theories and styles. Leadership style. Changes made in leadership style as a result of evolving leadership roles. Challenges faced as a leader in today- health care systems. Models of leadership practiced. Nursing theory- influence in a leadership role. Important values a nurse leader should emulate. Leadership theorist- influence on nursing practice Safety, quality, and values and how these should impact the nursing leader role. Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper compiling the information from the interview. Use information on any challenges faced as a leader. Include a summary of how the information you gained from this interview will influence your career in the nursing field. Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Critically evaluate nursing theory.

The purpose of this paper is to help you critically evaluate nursing theory. This Assignment will be completed using the three stages of the evaluation process.

Select one nursing theory (grand, middle range theory) that best suits your area of practice.
Discuss your rationale for selecting that theory over the other nursing theories.
Use Chinn and Kramer (2014) components of theory description:
Purpose
Concepts
Definitions
Relationship
StructureAssumptions
Use McEwen and Wills (2014) criteria for theory analysis:
Theory’s origin
Unique focus
Content
Use McEwen and Wills (2014) criteria for theory evaluation:
Significance
Comprehensiveness of the content
Logical congruence (consistency & Clarity)
Credibility
Contribution to nursing
Concluding statements summarize the content.
Paper should be 4-5 pages in length, excluding the title and references pages.

Please be sure to support your paper using at least 5 peer-reviewed resources.

Additional Instructions: Your assignment should be typed into a Word or other word processing document, formatted in APA style. The assignments must include

Running head
A title page with
Assignment name
Your name
Professor’s name
Course
A reference page

What type of content was discussed in the group? Please discuss this in general terms only to maintain confidentiality

Part Two: Paper- 70 points
Present information in a 3-4-page paper. (APA format), title page, no abstract, reference        page (minimum one nursing journal reference on topic). 

1. Name of AA/NA meeting: (2 pts)

2. Goals/purposes of the program (3pts)

3. About the group of clients in the group, please address the following:
a. How would you describe the group? (gender, age, culture, sociocultural other signs of diversity)? (10pts)
b. What type of content was discussed in the group?  Please discuss this in general terms only to maintain confidentiality. (10pts)
c. Was there a group leader or facilitator?  If so, how would you describe the leadership style? (Look up Leadership styles in text to be able to identify) (10pts)
d. Identify and discuss the relevance of at least three curative factors, you could relate this specific group? (If not identify and discuss three curative factors that you would have liked to incorporate for support and why) (10pts)
Please refer to class handout on Curative Factors found in clinical information on Blackboard.  

4. Who would you recommend this program/support? (5pts)

5. What teaching or prior considerations should clients be informed of to attend/participate in this support group? (10pts)

6. What was your personal response and identify two concepts you learned from this 
experience to apply to your future nursing practice? (10pts)