JAMES P. TURLEY
What were the three main villains The Mind Weaver fought in Nursing Informatics?
The Overload Phantom, The Cold Machine, The Barrier of Disconnection
Name one of the two major models Schwirian introduced to Nursing Informatics
Schwirian’s Cube or The NI Pyramid
What organization did Susan K. Newbold found in 1982 to advance nursing informatics?
CARING (Computers in Nursing Group)
What was the main problem with early Nursing Informatics models that Turley aimed to fix?
They focused too much on technology and data without considering how nurses think and process information.
What problem did Schwirian’s Cube help solve in Nursing Informatics?
It provided a structured framework to categorize and analyze key components of Nursing Informatics research
What major challenge did The Digital Divide create for nurses?
It kept nurses disconnected from technology, making them fear and resist digital tools
Give one of the four sciences that made up Turley’s Model of Nursing Informatics?
Nursing Science, Computer Science, Information Science, and Cognitive Science
How did The Visionary Architect fight against The Digital Tower of Babel? (Name one method.)
She pushed for Standardized Nursing Terminologies to improve communication and documentation or Advocated for better design and evaluation of EHRs
What villain of Nursing Informatics represented unstructured and overwhelming data?
The Data Chaos Entity
What was the key realization that made The Mind Weaver different from others in early Nursing Informatics?
He recognized that how nurses think is just as important as the data and technology they use
How did the NI Pyramid change the way nursing informatics research was applied in real-world healthcare?
It connected research to practical nursing goals, ensuring studies improved patient care, nursing education, and clinical efficiency.
What was one of the biggest barriers that prevented hospitals from adopting Electronic Health Records (EHRs)?
Outdated policies, costs, and leadership resistance (The Bureaucratic Barrier)