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NCLEX RN Practice Question

During a cardiac arrest, the physician verbally orders 1 mg epinephrine IV push. The nurse gives the medication immediately. According to accepted nursing standards for verbal orders, what should the nurse do next?

  • Take no further action because verbal orders given during emergencies do not require documentation.

  • Ask the charge nurse to document the order at the end of the shift because she witnessed the administration.

  • Wait until shift change to document the order if the provider is unavailable to sign it immediately.

  • Record the exact verbal order in the chart, read it back for confirmation, and obtain the prescriber's signature according to policy.

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