NCLEX Style Study Question
The nurse is in an emergency situation, and needs to take a verbal order from the physician to administer a medication. What legal responsibilities are required regarding verbal orders?
- Only nursing supervisors can take verbal orders from physicians
- The charge nurse on duty needs to cosign the order within 2 hours
- The verbal order should be signed by the physician within 24 hours
- Verbal orders should not be written under any circumstances
Source: Question & Rationale provided by Drexel University’s NCLEX EXCEL
February 6th, 2006 at 2:45 pm
the ans is #3
February 6th, 2006 at 4:10 pm
answer #3
February 6th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
ans. 3
February 6th, 2006 at 4:53 pm
3 is it
February 6th, 2006 at 5:03 pm
#3
February 6th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
#3
February 6th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
the answer is # 3..
February 6th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
#3
February 7th, 2006 at 7:41 am
no. 3 is the answer.
February 7th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Numbero Three
February 7th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
3
February 7th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
3
February 8th, 2006 at 12:49 pm
#3
February 8th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Correct answer: 3
Nurses should try to avoid taking verbal orders. All orders should be written by the physician and transcribed correctly by the nurse. However, if a verbal order needs to be taken by a nurse in an emergency situation, then the physician needs to sign the order as soon as possible or within 24 hours. The hospital’s policies on verbal orders need to be followed as well.