The nurses are discussing the use of electronic health records. Which of the following statements indicates the need for further education?
1. "It is really inexpensive for the health care organization to implement new systems."
2. "The system can flag potential drug interactions that my client could experience."
3. "I only have to document the bath in one place."
4. "Anyone can develop the system, but nurses have to use it, so it's better if practicing nurses have input."
Answer: 1
Rationale: Electronic health records can improve communication among health care providers. Nurses can document client care and client history, provide a legal record of care, and improve the quality of care delivered. The system is very expensive to set up for health care organizations. It is difficult to secure information, and can be developed without input from clinicians. When clinicians are not able to contribute ideas for design of the system, this can lead to inefficient methods of documentation and extra work for nurses. The system can alert the nurse to potential drug interactions. The system can reduce the amount of documentation that is required, if the system is set up correctly with adequate amount of input from nurses who will be using the system.
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