Technology is highly visible and accessible in the health care environment. All members of the health care team provide data to the patient's record. Which of these systems does the nurse un-derstand to be a nursing data entry program?
a. Computerized medication administration system
b. Computerized provider order entry.
c. Pyxis
d. Pareto analysis
ANS: A
The MAR is an exclusive program into which the nurse enters medication administration. Com-puterized provider order entry is a physician entry program. Pyxis is a computerized billing pro-gram. Pareto analysis is not a data entry program.
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