As a nurse manager representative on a clinical information system selection team, you would be particularly concerned if the favored system:

a. Involves screen displays that are best con-figured for non-clinical users.
b. Requires an upgrade to servers in the fa-cility.
c. Requires staff orientation and training during implementation of the software.
d. Minimizes the amount of data entry ne-cessary.


A
An ideal hospital information system should include as much instrumentation as possible to mi-nimize data entry. As a clinical end user, you would expect orientation and training on how the screen display can be configured so as to suit the purposes and preferences of users in clinical areas.

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