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Data, Information and

Knowledge
Objectives
By the end of the lecture, students should be able to
• discuss what data, information and knowledge is in relation to nursing care
• describe the relationship between data, information and knowledge.
Introduction
• Data, information “and knowledge are key components of nursing informatics
and helps in understanding clinical information systems and their impact on
health care.
• Patient safety is a primary concern of any health care provider, and nurses are
often on the front lines of ensuring that their patients are kept safe, preventing
medication errors, misdiagnoses, falls, and other problems.
• Nursing informatics provides important data that can prevent these errors; for
example, an electronic record can provide information about a possible
dangerous medication interaction or allergy that might not otherwise be
immediately apparent.
• Armed with data, which translate into information and knowledge for nurses can
make quick decisions that would keep patients” safe.
Introduction
∗Data are symbols or observations reflecting differences
in the world. Example = 250.00 (Note: data is the plural
of datum)
∗Information is data with meaning. Example = ICD-9
code of 250.00 means type 2 diabetes
∗Knowledge is information that is justifiably believed to
be true. Example = obese patients are more likely to
develop type 2 diabetes
Data and Information
∗Computer data not only lacks meaning but must
includes dates and other qualifiers to gain significance.
For example, blood glucose = 127. Was that mg/dl, was
the sample drawn fasting, etc.
∗Everything must be standardized, otherwise computer
B will not understand data transmitted from computer A
(i.e. data won’t be interoperable
Conclusion
• Data – uninterpreted “items, often referred to as data elements. An example
might be a person’s weight. Without additional data elements such as height,
age, overall well-being it would be impossible to interpret the significance of an
individual number.
• Information – a group of data elements that have been organised and processed
so that one can interpret the significance of the data elements. For example,
height, weight, age, and gender are data elements that can be used to calculate
the BMI. The BMI can be used to determine if the individual is underweight,
overweight, normal weight or obese.
• Knowledge is built on a formalization of the relationships and interrelationships
between data and information. A knowledge base makes it possible to understand
that an individual may have a calculated BMI that is over 30 and not be obese.

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