Which of the following is/are advantage(s) of a wireless hand-held computer for charting patient care?

1. Documentation is more legible.
2. Documentation is available to others more quickly.
3. It is less expensive.
4. There is improved fulfillment of physicians' orders.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 2, 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, and 4 only


ANS: D
Wireless hand-held computers offer several advantages in comparison to nonwireless systems and paper charts. Hand-held computers facilitate the organization and assignment of workload and the fulfillment of physicians' orders, and improve documentation. Documentation of patient as-sessment then becomes immediately available to other members of the health care team in the hospital information system. Moreover, by comparison, computerized documentation is more legible.

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