The nurse is preparing discharge instructions for a client with a foot wound.How will the nursing information system support this client's learning needs?
A) Improves documentation about the client's status
B) Summarizes the list of charges that will appear on the client's bill
C) Provides a record of all medications received while hospitalized
D) Prints discharge instructions to use for teaching

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A) A nursing information system must give the nurse the ability to access client information and provide data necessary to execute the nursing process of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the client; however, documenting information about the client's status will not help with discharge instructions. A nursing information system does not provide a list of charges from the hospital stay. Pharmacy information, such as medication, route, dose, and time, should be available in the client's chart in real time. The system should allow the nurse to print discharge instructions with medication information to review with the client.
B) A nursing information system must give the nurse the ability to access client information and provide data necessary to execute the nursing process of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the client; however, documenting information about the client's status will not help with discharge instructions. A nursing information system does not provide a list of charges from the hospital stay. Pharmacy information, such as medication, route, dose, and time, should be available in the client's chart in real time. The system should allow the nurse to print discharge instructions with medication information to review with the client.
C) A nursing information system must give the nurse the ability to access client information and provide data necessary to execute the nursing process of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the client; however, documenting information about the client's status will not help with discharge instructions. A nursing information system does not provide a list of charges from the hospital stay. Pharmacy information, such as medication, route, dose, and time, should be available in the client's chart in real time. The system should allow the nurse to print discharge instructions with medication information to review with the client.
D) A nursing information system must give the nurse the ability to access client information and provide data necessary to execute the nursing process of assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the client; however, documenting information about the client's status will not help with discharge instructions. A nursing information system does not provide a list of charges from the hospital stay. Pharmacy information, such as medication, route, dose, and time, should be available in the client's chart in real time. The system should allow the nurse to print discharge instructions with medication information to review with the client.

The Nurse Is Preparing Discharge Instructions for a Client with a Foot