Informatics science and art of turning data into information what concepts/sciences does informatics apply (3) computer science cognitive science information science What does computer science study the theory of underpinning information and computation and their implementation in computer systems Facets of computer science (4) hardware software communication solutions to related problems What does cognitive science study how the human mind works from an information processing perspective What does information science study retrieval and management of information and human-computer interaction What are the 2 levels of NI practice Generalist informatics-nurse specialists Generalist in NI practice experience in the field and knowledgeable but not educated at graduate level Informatics Nurse Specialist More sophisticated level of understanding and skills- graduate level training Innovator Conducts informatics research and generates informatics theory