In some health care facilities, the LPN/LVN is allowed to take telephone orders from a physician. What is one precaution the nurse must take when receiving a verbal order?
A) Write quickly
B) Repeat the order to the physician
C) Have another nurse listen on an extension
D) Sign and initial the physician's name on the order

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The nurse should always repeat the order to the physician. The nurse should write slowly to avoid making a mistake. It is not necessary to have another nurse listen to the verbal order. The nurse should not sign the physician's name to the order.

In Some Health Care Facilities, the LPN/LVN Is Allowed to Take