The term knowledge worker was first coined by management consultant and author Peter Drucker in his book

 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. (15 slides)

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 a      hypothetical scenario. 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. 
• Include a minimum of 5 resources      

McGonigle, D., & Mastrian, K. G. (2017). Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 1, “Nursing Science and the Foundation of      Knowledge” (pp. 7–19)
• Chapter 2, “Introduction to Information, Information      Science, and Information Systems” (pp. 21–33)
• Chapter 3, “Computer Science and the Foundation of      Knowledge Model” (pp. 35–62)

Sweeney, J. (Feb, 2017). Healthcare Informatics. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI), 21( 1), Available at http://www.himss.org/ojni

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Health Informatics and Population Health: Trends in Population Health [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Public Health Informatics Institute. (2017). Public Health Informatics: “translating” knowledge for health [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLUygA8Hpfo