Which form of technology has recently been designated as useful at the point of care?

1. Computer on wheels
2. Monitoring DVDs
3. Portable Dynamap
4. Personal digital assistant


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Rationale: The computer on wheels (COWs) is a portable mobile computing station that can be wheeled into the patients' room. Criticism of the COW is the spreading of germs and infections from room to room.

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