The Hospital Has Recently Implemented Computer Charting

question 21

Multiple Choice

The hospital has recently implemented computer charting. The computerization of nursing practice:

• A) enhances and increases the time spent on documentation.
• B) makes patient data immediately available to the health care team.
• C) makes retrieval of data more difficult but safer.
• D) is enhanced by limiting the use of point-of-care technology.

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