A Health Care Provider Calls a Nursing Unit to Leave

A health care provider calls a nursing unit to leave a telephone order for an as needed (PRN) antipyretic medication for a child. The provider tells the nurse to "give PO acetaminophen for a fever greater than 101° F per protocol." What will the nurse do next?

A) Ask the provider to verify how many mg per kg per dose and how frequently to give the medication.
B) Look up the protocol in the unit manual and write the drug order for the provider to sign.
C) Provide the child's weight to the hospital pharmacist to write the order based on the protocol.
D) Transcribe the verbal order to the order sheet as "give PO acetaminophen for a fever greater than 101° F per protocol."