A hospital is switching to computerized charting. The nurse recognizes that one advantage to an electronic client chart is:
A) no other charting method is necessary.
B) access is open to anyone.
C) retrieval of information is more efficient.
D) it is less costly to maintain.
Ans: C
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With the advance of computer technology, many institutions are transforming the client record to electronic format. Multiple people may access portions of the record from different sites at the same time.
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