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Useful and effective and working correctly

impactful

adjective

having a lot of effect or influence

useful

adjective

helpful for doing or achieving something

efficient

adjective

something that is efficient works well and produces good results by using the available time, money, supplies etc in the most effective way

effective

adjective

attractive or impressive, and producing a definite effect

valuable

adjective

very useful and important

helpful

adjective

useful, or providing help

operative

adjective

working correctly and having the right effect

worthwhile

adjective

if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it

high-powered

adjective

very powerful and effective

devastating

adjective

extremely effective and very difficult to argue with or compete against

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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