A nurse caring for a client who is being treated by three physicians uses the source-oriented format for documentation. What are the benefits of using this format of documentation?
A) Information is documented in separate forms by each health care personnel.
B) It is a unified, cooperative approach for resolving the client's problems.
C) It is organized at one location according to the client's health problems.
D) It is compiled to facilitate communication among health care professionals.
A
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Source-oriented documentation is a record organized according to the source of documented information. This type of record contains separate forms on which health care personnel make written entries about their own specific activities in relation to the client's care. The problem-oriented method of recording demonstrates a unified, cooperative approach for resolving the client's problems. Source-oriented records are organized at numerous locations; there is not one location for information. The problem-oriented record is compiled to facilitate communication among health care professionals.
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