The hospital has recently implemented computer charting. The ...

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The hospital has recently implemented computer charting. The computerization of nursing practice:
 
  a. enhances and increases the time spent on documentation.
  b. makes patient data immediately available to the health care team.
  c. makes retrieval of data more difficult but safer.
  d. is enhanced by limiting the use of point-of-care technology.

Question 2

The nurse must provide patient education to a patient who has just been told by the patient that he has stage III lung cancer. The patient is complaining of chest and bone discomfort. Before providing the needed education, the nurse should:
 
  (Select all that apply.)
  a.
  draw the curtain in the semi-private room.
  b.
  medicate the patient to ease his pain.
  c.
  place the patient in a private room if possible.
  d.
  perhaps wait until later in the day.
  e.
  keep the room dark to provide solitude.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Patient data collected by a nurse and recorded electronically are immediately available to all members of the health care team. The computerization of nursing practice data enables capture, storage, retrieval, organization, processing, and analysis of information. The information can be used to make a diagnosis, plan for care, provide nursing decision support, enhance documentation, and identify nursing care trends and costs. Systems that support data collection at the point of care can directly enhance patient care by decreasing the time spent on documentation, reducing the potential for errors, and supporting improved assessment and data communication. Computers, tablets, or pocket devices used at the bedside for documentation are examples of point-of-care technology.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D
The location of patient education influences the outcome. The setting should be quiet, and the session should have minimal interruptions. Providing privacy is difficult in settings such as emergency rooms, outpatient surgery centers, and semiprivate inpatient rooms, but the nurse should make every effort to ensure confidentiality. Environmental considerations such as good lighting and the availability of resources should be explored to enhance the outcome of patient education. The nurse should examine the patient's situation and comfort level before beginning teaching. For example, a postoperative patient who is rating pain at 7 of 10 will be much more receptive to learning after being medicated for pain. A patient who just received a diagnosis of metastatic cancer will learn and assimilate more information later in the day or perhaps the next day.

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