The nurse is trying to understand why an electronic health record is useful to the nurse in the workplace. Which is an accurate reason for using them?
1. To increase medical errors
2. To increase health care costs
3. To reduce redundancies
4. To decrease efficiency
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Explanation: 1. Electronic health records (EHRs) can reduce redundancies by allowing a client?s complete
record to be kept in one place, to be accessed by those who are treating the client. They reduce
errors, decrease costs, and increase efficiency by having a complete record for use when
needed.
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