A newly licensed nurse is attending the hospital orientation training class. Which statement made by the newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of the term "point of care"?
A) "Point of care refers to interventions or testing that takes place using a transportable, portable, or a handheld device near or at the bedside of the client."
B) "Point of care interventions and testing do not include any type of specimen testing."
C) "Point of care refers only to testing that takes place using a handheld device near the client."
D) "Point of care refers to the name of the handheld device."
Answer: A
One of the selling points of an electronic health record is that charting at point of care is possible, which helps to increase efficiency. Point of care refers to interventions or testing that takes place using a transportable, portable, or handheld device near or at the bedside of the client.
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