The nurse notifies the primary care provider that the patient is experiencing pain.The provider gives the nurse a telephone prescription for morphine 4 mg intravenously every hour as needed for pain.How should the nurse document this telephone order?

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Correct documentation of a telephone order is as follows: "09/02/16 0845 morphine 4 mg intravenously q 1 hour prn pain T.O.: Dr.D.Kelly/Kay Andrews,RN" (date,time,medication,route,frequency of dose,circumstances under which it is to be given,prescriber's name and title,nurses name and title.)The other options demonstrate incomplete documentation of a telephone order.

The Nurse Notifies the Primary Care Provider That the Patient