An agency has just implemented electronic medication administration records (eMARs). This would be an example of what level of change?
a. First-level change
b. Second-level change
c. Third-level change
d. No change
ANS: A
The implementation of eMARs is an example of a first-level change. Previously, medications were documented using a paper system, not an electronic system.
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