A physician is called to see a client with angina. During the visit the physician advises the nurse to decrease the atenolol to 12.5 mg. However, since the physician is late for another visit, she requests that the nurse write down the order for her. What should be the appropriate nursing action in this situation?
a. The nurse should remind the physician later to write the work order.
b. The nurse should ask the physician to come back and write the order.
c. The nurse should inform the client of the change in medication.
d. The nurse should write the order and implement it.
Answer: b. The nurse should ask the physician to come back and write the order.
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