The nurse is receiving a critical laboratory value about a client over the telephone. Which of the following should the nurse do after receiving the critical value?
a. Phone the physician.
b. Inform the client of the value.
c. Write it down or enter it into the computer and read the value back to the person providing the information.
d. Write the value down in the physicians orders and document verbal communication.
ANS: C
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