When a patient is transferred from the ICU to a floor unit or from a floor unit to the ICU,the current orders:
A)are evaluated by the resident,who will discontinue orders as necessary.
B)remain in effect until the attending doctor changes them.
C)remain the same,with additional orders to be written as needed.
D)are no longer valid and new orders are written.

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When a patient is transferred from an ICU to a regular unit or from a regular unit to an ICU,the doctor must write new orders.

When a Patient Is Transferred from the ICU to a Floor