A staff nurse at a hospital calls a long-term care facility that has just received transfer of care for a client. The hospital nurse reports the physician's medication orders to a nurse at the receiving facility. The hospital nurse does not have prescribing privileges. What is the responsibility of the nurse at the receiving facility in order to reduce the fear of liability?

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A)If the nurse calling the long-term care facility does not have prescribing privileges, then the nurse at the receiving facility must verify the order with the prescribing physician. Administering medications immediately or submitting the order to the pharmacy without verification would not reduce liability. Withholding medications until the facility's physician can assess the new client would also not reduce liability.
B)If the nurse calling the long-term care facility does not have prescribing privileges, then the nurse at the receiving facility must verify the order with the prescribing physician. Administering medications immediately or submitting the order to the pharmacy without verification would not reduce liability. Withholding medications until the facility's physician can assess the new client would also not reduce liability.
C)If the nurse calling the long-term care facility does not have prescribing privileges, then the nurse at the receiving facility must verify the order with the prescribing physician. Administering medications immediately or submitting the order to the pharmacy without verification would not reduce liability. Withholding medications until the facility's physician can assess the new client would also not reduce liability.
D)If the nurse calling the long-term care facility does not have prescribing privileges, then the nurse at the receiving facility must verify the order with the prescribing physician. Administering medications immediately or submitting the order to the pharmacy without verification would not reduce liability. Withholding medications until the facility's physician can assess the new client would also not reduce liability.

A Staff Nurse at a Hospital Calls a Long-Term Care