Published Dec 2, 2011
HelloM1M1
56 Posts
So I ran into this question:
A charge nurse is providing orientation for a newly licensed nurse regarding the receipt of telephone orders. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates a need for further teaching?
* "I will repeat the telephone order back to the provider."
* "I will ask another nurse to review and sign the telephone order"
* "The telephone order should be directly transcribed into the nurse's notes."
*"The telephone order must be signed by the provider ASAP"
Answer is C, because it should be transcribed on the provider's order sheet in the medical record.
I understand the rationale, however, is that how it really works in the real world? I picked B because I was thinking if I'm the other nurse, I wouldn't sign if I wasn't actually there to hear the conversation on the phone. I guess my question is, in the real world, if you're the other nurse, how would you review and sign something that you didn't physically receive/witness?
Pedsnurze
204 Posts
We do not transcribe orders onto nurses notes thus answer would be C. Belong on Physicians/Doctors
NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN
3,959 Posts
Yes the answer is see. We don't do that.
tanyanchlls
50 Posts
how about A.. repeating the order to be certian? as we do in an emergency situation? just a thought
Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN
4 Articles; 7,907 Posts
The question is asking which action she shouldn't do. You ALWAYS repeat the order back, emergency situation or not.
I agree: I would have picked C. The other three make perfect sense as to what to do with verbal/telephone orders, though I guess the 2nd nurse signing it may be a facility-specific thing. But a 2nd nurse should at least review it.