Explain how Joint Commission standards address verbal orders
Joint Commission standards state that a hospital must have a written policy to identify the staff members authorized to receive and record verbal orders. The standards also state that the verbal order must include the date and the names of individuals who gave, received, recorded, and implemented the orders.
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a. Feedback b. Reflecting c. Restating d. Clarification
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A) prior to assessing the airway. B) after assessing the patient's radial pulse. C) after determining the patient's level of consciousness. D) following manual in-line spinal immobilization.
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