Case Study: Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom (DIKW) Analysis in a Real-World Information System

Case Study: Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom (DIKW) Analysis in a Real-World Information System

     Your project should be no more than 4 pages excluding title page, reference, appendix.  Submission per via Blackboard, due 04/22, 03:00 pm CST. You should include the following information in your paper:

• Select a simple information system used in clinical setting (e.g., glucometer or physiologic monitor)

• Identify the purpose of the system and the clinicians who use it.

• Describe how data are captured and displayed, including the timeframe in what data are collected, how and where data are stored, and how data are displayed.

• Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the process to obtain the data, including risks for error in obtaining data. Explain potential reasons for unintended consequences and anticipate potential work-arounds that could threaten patient safety when the system is used incorrectly.

• Describe the knowledge synthesis required to transform these data into information then knowledge to arrive at a clinical decision. Provide a clinical example.

• Explore how wisdom- clinical experiences and expertise- guide clinicians to implement appropriate interventions when analyzing the data and information the system generates. Explain how wisdom influences nursing practice.

 Please double-space your work and include a cover-page, a title, page number and references. 

 You are encouraged to use subtitles in your paper to make organization of your paper clearer.