A nurse writes a verbal order from a physician on the physician order sheet in the health record; the nurse is the _____ of the entry.

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The nurse who writes the verbal order is considered the author of the entry. An authenticator reviews and signs off on an entry, an editor may make changes or corrections to an entry, and a transcriber simply copies information from one place to another.

A Nurse Writes a Verbal Order from a Physician on the Physician