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Formalizing nursing knowledge: from theories and models to ontologies.
Jane Peace1, Patricia Flatley Brennan
1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. peace@wisc.edu
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|July 14, 2009
Summary
This study developed a nursing representation for family health history using knowledge building and ontology design methods. This approach facilitates electronic support for nursing practice and knowledge advancement.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Biomedical Informatics
- Knowledge Representation
Background:
- Nursing knowledge is complex and requires effective representation methods.
- Existing nursing theories and models can inform knowledge representation.
- Electronic support systems need robust knowledge representations for nursing practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To create a nursing representation of family health history.
- To combine nursing knowledge building with ontology design.
- To demonstrate a method for facilitating electronic nursing practice support.
Main Methods:
- Utilized knowledge building methodologies from nursing.
- Employed ontology design principles from biomedical informatics.
- Developed a specific representation for family health history data.
Main Results:
- Successfully created a nursing knowledge representation for family health history.
- Demonstrated the integration of nursing and informatics methods.
- Provided a model for developing electronic support in nursing.
Conclusions:
- Knowledge representation is crucial for advancing nursing science.
- Integrating nursing knowledge with informatics offers practical applications.
- This methodology supports electronic health records and nursing knowledge development.
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