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ashley · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

When working on a hospital unit, the nurse uses a wireless handheld computer. The nurse recognizes that an advantage of using a wireless handheld computer is

a. the nurse cannot view the entire page of client information.
b. it can be used at the point of care.
c. it has a long learning curve.
d. it poses potential threats to the client's legal privacy rights.

Question 2

When completing documentation on each client, the nurse recognizes that documentation serves what purposes? (Select all that apply.)

a. It communicates to others whether or not care was received.
b. It conveys pertinent information about the client's condition and response to treatment interventions.
c. It substantiates the quality of care by showing adherence to care standards.
d. It provides evidence for reimbursement.
e. It serves as a source of data that can be compiled or aggregated and then analyzed to establish best practice interventions.
f. It is not a source for communicating care to others due to HIPAA rules and regulations.

mcomstock09 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
An advantage to using wireless handheld computers is that they are easily portable and can be used at the point of care (e.g., at client's bedside, in the home). Disadvantages to using wireless handheld computers include the nurse not being able to view the entire page of client information, a long learning curve, and the potential threat to the client's legal privacy rights.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, D, E
Documentation serves five purposes:
It communicates to others care received or not received.
It conveys pertinent information about the client's condition and response to treatment interventions.
It substantiates the quality of care by showing adherence to care standards.
It provides evidence for reimbursement.
It serves as source of data that can be compiled or aggregated and then analyzed to establish best practice interventions. This includes electronic data, which can be aggregated to monitor outcomes of care processes for quality improvement, a QSEN competency.