When handling an incoming telephone call regarding a patient progress report, you should ________.

A. handle the situation yourself
B. take a message for the physician
C. route the call to the physician immediately
D. ask the nurse to handle the situation
E. tell the patient the physician will call him back shortly


Answer: B

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