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.
Include one slide that visually represents the role of a nurse leader as knowledge worker.
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.
The
assignment is a PowerPoint Presentation (no greater than six slides,
excluding title and reference slide). Please see the assignment
instructions and the additional resources placed in the Doc Sharing
section of the course. Please do not use speaker notes, all information
should be on the slide itself. Remember all assignments must include
five resources (minimum).

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