What current technological application is critical to supporting clinical judgement, decision making, and optimal client outcomes?
a. Client documentation systems
b. Lab reporting
c. Diagnostic imaging
d. Billing and financial management
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A Client documentation systems inform effective nursing practice through supporting clinical judgement and decision making, as well as supporting optimal nursing care. Effective documentation is critical to support clinical decision making, as well as to support aggregation with documentation from other nurses, and clinical disciplines to support optimal patient outcomes.
B Lab reporting does not necessarily inform effective nursing practice or support optimal patient outcomes; it is an example of a current technological application.
C Diagnostic imaging is a current technological application tool.
D Billing and financial management do not support effective nursing outcomes.
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