Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the focus of nursing informatics? The focus of nursing informatics
a. "is to improve patient care with health care technology.".
b. "is to improve patient care by increasing health care expertise.".
c. "is to improve patient care by improving nursing performance.".
d. "is to improve patient care by allowing the patient access to medical records.".
A
The focus on nursing informatics is to improve patient care with health care technology that en-courages clinicians to make more accurate and timely decisions. The focus is not on increasing health care expertise, improving nursing performance or access to medical records.
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