The nurse receives a telephone verbal order for pain medication for a client: morphine 4 mg intravenously every hour as needed for pain.How should the nurse document this telephone order?

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The best way to document a telephone order is to include the date and time of the order, the medication name, dose, route, frequency, indication, and the name of the prescriber along with the nurse's name and credentials. Therefore, option B includes all the necessary information required for accurate documentation of a telephone order.

The Nurse Receives a Telephone Verbal Order for Pain Medication