In which of the following situations would a verbal order be acceptable?
A. A patient is requesting a laxative and the physician is only available by phone.
B.A patient has an extremely high blood glucose, but the physician is performing a sterile procedure on
another patient.
C. A patient is requesting medication for pain; the physician is having coffee in the conference room.
D. While at a patient's bedside, the physician says to take a verbal order for an antihistamine.
B
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