DISCUSSION

Please it should be community issues around howard county in maryland

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.

Compare and contrast the growth and developmental patterns of two toddlers of different ages using Gordon’s functional health patterns. Describe and apply the components of Gordon’s functional health patterns as it applies to toddlers.  

500 words discusion

2 APA 7 citation  and references

GH4004 Compare and Contrast Template

Instructions: Complete the Compare and Contrast Template by recording the information in the template as either a bulleted list or in complete sentences. Be sure to reference the scholarly resources consulted in obtaining the information recorded below.

For this Performance Task Assessment, you will compare and contrast health problems and healthcare system data from the United States to health problems and healthcare system data from one other country that is demographically different from the United States.

1.
Explain the health problem you selected and why you chose that problem.

Identify and record the health data for each country for the health problem you selected.

Task	United States	Other Country
2a. Identify the following for each country: Population and demographics
2b. Identify the following for each country: Annual per capita income
2c. Identify the following for each country: Annual per capita spending on healthcare
3. Describe the incidence of the health problem in each country.
4. Describe the prevalence of the health problem in each country.
5. Describe the healthcare system of workers/professionals who are available to serve the population for the health problem in each country:
6a. Explain the following list of factors that may contribute to the existence of the health problem in each country: Describe the elements of the epidemiological triangle, if applicable
6b. Explain the following list of factors that may contribute to the existence of the health problem in each country: Describe environmental impacts (including the healthcare delivery system) that may apply to the health problem in each country
7a. Explain the multifactorial relationships for the health problem in each country: Nutritional considerations, if applicable
7b. Explain the multifactorial relationships for the health problem in each country: Economic considerations
7c. Explain the multifactorial relationships for the health problem in each country: The costs of medication and/or treatment in the healthcare system
8. Explain at least two current efforts for containment/mitigation by the healthcare system for the health problem in each country.