Nurses Working Surrounded by Computers and Mobile IT Must Develop

question 7

Multiple Choice

Nurses working surrounded by computers and mobile IT must develop skills in the use of all available technology. At the same time, it is important to recognize that:

• A) the technology in use today will be the same tomorrow.
• B) cell phones are not usually allowed in the acute care setting.
• C) most forms of mobile technology are in violation of HIPAA guidelines.
• D) the technology supports bedside and remote charting.

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Definitions:

Central Pacific Railroad

A key part of the transcontinental railroad in the United States, completed in the 1860s, linking the West Coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network.

Federal Government

The national government of the United States, created by the Constitution, that encompasses a system of governmental institutions and practices.

Emancipation Proclamation

A presidential decree by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declaring the freedom of all enslaved persons in Confederate-held territory during the American Civil War.

Unconstitutional

Actions or laws that are not in accordance with the constitution and therefore illegal and invalid.