Question

a staff nurse is evaluating a newly licensed nurses understanding of telephone prescriptions. which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the information?

\i can take a telephone prescription if a provider is making routine rounds in another area of the facility.\

\i can take a telephone prescription if a provider is directing a code for an unresponsive client.\

\if a client requires an over - the - counter medication for relief of nausea, it is okay to accept a telephone prescription.\

\if a client requires pain control for a terminal condition, it is okay to accept a telephone prescription.\

Explanation:

Telephone prescriptions should only be taken in urgent, emergent situations. Directing a code for an unresponsive client is an emergency, justifying taking a telephone prescription. Routine rounds do not warrant it. Over - the - counter medications for nausea and pain control for terminal conditions usually have established protocols and are not appropriate for telephone prescriptions in most cases.

Answer:

"I can take a telephone prescription if a provider is directing a code for an unresponsive client."