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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.
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.

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Assignment The Nurse Leader as Knowledge WorkerThe term kn

  • 1. 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:
  • 2. 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. 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.