You are by the side of a confused diabetic patient who has a low blood sugar level. You know that the patient needs orally administered sugar, so following your service's guidelines, you call the physician on duty at the hospital emergency department and request permission to administer it. This request is an example of:

A) standing orders.
B) on-line medical direction.
C) medical cooperation.
D) off-line medical direction.


B

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