Average is ALWAYS the sum/n; n = number of discrete values. If you think of it in terms of a moving submarine, the submarine goes down 17.21 meters, then goes up 7.90 meters. Final position is -9.31 meters. So on average he went down 4.655 meters per move.
So, with that being said I turn to McGonigle and Mastrian (2009) and their definition of Nursing Informatics which is the âcombination of nursing science, information science and computer science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practiceâ (p. 5).
With the influx of patients into the medical system, it is more essential than ever that the health care industry keep up. Health informatics is the combination of informational science, health care and computer technology. In the 1950s, health care experts realized the need to integrate health records of patients along with the use of computers. Originally, this process was called medical computing.