The nurse calls a health care provider to question a prescription written for a higher-than-normal dosage of morphine sulfate. The health care provider changes the prescription to a dosage within the normal range, and the nurse documents the new telephone prescription in accordance with the agency's guidelines in the client's record. Which other statement does the nurse document in the nursing notes?
A. The health care provider was called to clarify the prescription for morphine sulfate.
B. The health care provider made an error in the written prescription for morphine sulfate.
C. The health care provider was called to correct an error in the dosage of morphine sulfate.
D. An incorrect dosage of morphine sulfate was prescribed and the health care provider was notified.
Ans: A. The health care provider was called to clarify the prescription for morphine sulfate.
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