If you were working on an island devastated by a tsunami, where there was no record system, no pen or paper and definitely no laptops, PDAs or I phones, and you had people who desperately needed your care would you halt all treatment until you were able to take notes?
No, certainly not.

But have you ever been the subject in an enquiry in regards to a patient complaint about you? Bet, you wish you would have done less treatment and better/ more note taking.

Treatment and note taking are two completely different aspects of our job and, as gcoe said both have legal and ethical requirements attached. You cannot compare them or say that one is more important as the other.

I believe that the purpose of the question is to check your awareness of the need for documentation, patient rights and risk of ethical breaches.

Good luck,
Fyzzio