What is the greatest benefit to the nurse of technology in the health care setting?
a. Patient acuity is reduced.
b. Determination of the time of discharge of patient is aided.
c. There is easy, quick access to relevant data.
d. Data may be more difficult to interpret.
C
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A This is not part of the system information.
B This is not part of the system information.
C The ease by which data can be retrieved is a great benefit to nurses in the clinical area.
D This is not true; data should be easier to interpret.
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