The evolution of data-information-knowledge-wisdom in nursing informatics

Ronquillo, Charlene; Currie, Leanne M.; Ronquillo, Charlene Esteban; Currie, Leanne; Rodney, Paddy

Abstract

Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. The data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) model has been widely adopted in nursing informatics. In this article, we examine the evolution of DIKW in nursing informatics while incorporating critiques from other disciplines. This includes examination of assumptions of linearity and hierarchy and an exploration of the implicit philosophical grounding of the model. Two guiding questions are considered: (1) Does DIKW serve clinical information systems, nurses, or both? and (2) What level of theory does DIKW occupy? The DIKW model has been valuable in advancing the independent field of nursing informatics. We offer that if the model is to continue to move forward, its role and functions must be explicitly addressed.

Citation

Currie, L. M., Ronquillo, C., Ronquillo, C. E., Currie, L., & Rodney, P. (2016). The evolution of data-information-knowledge-wisdom in nursing informatics. Advances in Nursing Science, 39(1), E1-E18. https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000107

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 25, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Journal: Advances in Nursing Science
• Print ISSN: 0161-9268
• Electronic ISSN: 1550-5014
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 39
• Issue: 1
• Pages: E1-E18
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000107
• Keywords: information science, nursing informatics, nursing philosophy, nursing theory
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/922828
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ANS.0000000000000107