A health care facility is using an electronic health record (EHR) system for documentation pur-poses. Every Thursday from 11:00 to 12:00 PM, the EHR shuts down for maintenance
Which would be of concern to the nurse during that weekly downtime?
a. Illegal access to records can take place.
b. Loss of previous documentation can oc-cur.
c. Loss of coordination of medication list and vital signs can occur.
d. Sometimes passwords are lost.
ANS: C
When the EHR goes down for any reason, the health care providers no longer have access to current patient information and errors can occur. Options A and B cannot occur. Option D is not an area for concern.
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