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What is the primary reason laggards are slow to adopt innovations?
What is the primary reason laggards are slow to adopt innovations?
What is the first stage in Rogers' five-stage model for the diffusion of innovation?
What is the first stage in Rogers' five-stage model for the diffusion of innovation?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
What is the final stage in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
What is the final stage in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
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Why is it important for organizations to be aware of the human elements influencing the implementation and adoption of information systems?
Why is it important for organizations to be aware of the human elements influencing the implementation and adoption of information systems?
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Which characteristics of an innovation affect its rate of adoption?
Which characteristics of an innovation affect its rate of adoption?
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What term is used in the text to describe individuals who are the last to adopt innovations?
What term is used in the text to describe individuals who are the last to adopt innovations?
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What is the third stage in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
What is the third stage in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
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What does the text suggest is the reason laggards are eventually forced to adopt innovations?
What does the text suggest is the reason laggards are eventually forced to adopt innovations?
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the stages in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the stages in Rogers' model for the diffusion of innovation?
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Study Notes
Theories Supporting Nursing Informatics
- A theory is a system of ideas that explains a phenomenon, and can describe, explain, predict, or prescribe selected phenomena within reality.
Classification of Theories
- Theories can be classified as grand, middle-range, and situation-specific or practice theories.
- Grand theories are broad in scope and complex, while practice theories are specific.
- Middle-range theories are intermediate in scope, more specific than grand theories but not as prescriptive as practice theories.
Interrelated Triad
- Theories are part of an interrelated, circular triad: research, theory, and practice.
- Entry into this triad can occur at any point.
Nursing Theories
- Nursing theories focus on nursing practice, applying the nursing process to individuals, groups, or communities.
- Grand nursing theories provide broad, high-level views of nursing practice, while practice theories are more specific.
Dreyfus Model
- The advanced beginner stage develops when a novice acquires real-life experiences and appreciates environmental influences on rule sets.
- After 2-3 years in the same area of nursing, the nurse moves into the Competent Stage of skill acquisition.
Communication Theory
- Communication theory studies the scientific process of sending and receiving information.
- Core concepts include encoding and decoding, channel capacity, and noise.
- Shannon and Weaver's "A Mathematical Theory of Communication" is a key work in this field.
Diffusion of Innovations Theory
- Adoption of a new idea, behavior, or product is a process that occurs over time, influenced by four key elements: the innovation itself, communication channels, time, and a social system.
- Rogers identifies five groups of innovation adopters: innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards.
- Each group has distinct characteristics and plays a role in the spread of new ideas.
Five Groups of Innovation Adopters
- Innovators: open to risks, first to try new ideas.
- Early adopters: interested in trying new technologies and establishing their utility in society.
- Early majority: pave the way for mainstream adoption of an innovation.
- Late majority: follow the early majority in adopting an innovation.
- Laggards: risk-averse, last to adopt new ideas, but eventually forced to adopt due to societal pressure.
Five-Stage Model for the Diffusion of Innovation
- Stage 1: knowledge - learning about the innovation.
- Stage 2: persuasion - becoming convinced of the innovation's value.
- Stage 3: decision - committing to adoption.
- Stage 4: implementation - putting the innovation into use.
- Stage 5: confirmation - ultimate acceptance or rejection of the innovation.
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Explore the importance of theories in nursing informatics and how they help in explaining, predicting, and prescribing phenomena within the field. Learn about the interrelated concepts within theories and how they are tested through research.
