You are receiving a telephone order from a health care provider. After receiving all the information, what is the most important next action to perform?
a. Notify the supervisor about the verbal order.
b. Administer the drug as soon as it is available.
c. Read the order back to the prescriber and ask whether it is correct.
d. Inform the patient and family that a new drug has been prescribed by the health care provider.
ANS: C
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