NURS6051 Week 2 Assignment
NURS6051 Week 2 Assignment
Question: Walden NURS6051 Week 2 Assignment.
NURS6051 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.
Week 2 Assignment
Assignment: The Nurse
Leader as Knowledge Worker
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.
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.
Develop a simple
infographic to help explain these concepts.
NOTE: For guidance on
infographics, including how to create one in PowerPoint, see “How to Make an
Infographic in PowerPoint” presented in the Resources.
Your PowerPoint should
Include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion
Forum. 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. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 7 of Week 2
Submit your completed
Presentation.
Submission and Grading
Information
To submit your
completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your
Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 2
Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 2
Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria
from this area.
Next, from the Attach
File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved
as “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From
the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s)
to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit
button to complete your submission.
NURS6051 Transforming Nursing and Healthcare through Technology.
Week 2 Assignment
Assignment: The Nurse
Leader as Knowledge Worker
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.
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.
Develop a simple
infographic to help explain these concepts.
NOTE: For guidance on
infographics, including how to create one in PowerPoint, see “How to Make an
Infographic in PowerPoint” presented in the Resources.
Your PowerPoint should
Include the hypothetical scenario you originally shared in the Discussion
Forum. 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. Be sure to incorporate feedback received from your colleagues’ responses.
By Day 7 of Week 2
Submit your completed
Presentation.
Submission and Grading
Information
To submit your
completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Please save your
Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” as the name.
Click the Week 2
Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
Click the Week 2
Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria
from this area.
Next, from the Attach
File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved
as “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
If applicable: From
the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s)
to the Global Reference Database.
Click on the Submit
button to complete your submission.