An RN calls a health-care provider to report that a patient ’ s condition is deteriorating. Th e physician gives orders on the telephone to draw arterial blood gases. What should the nurse do next when receiving telephone orders from a health-care provider?

1. Call the respiratory therapist to obtain the blood gases.

2. Give the order to the unit secretary to ensure it is entered quickly.

3. Enter the order directly into the system as it was given to the RN.

4. Write the order down and read it back to the provider.