The health care provider is in a hurry to leave the unit and tells the nurse to give morphine 2 mg IV every 4 hours as needed for pain. What action by the nurse is appropriate? Call the pharmacy to have the order entered in the electronic record. Add the new order to the medication administration record. Inform the health care provider that a written order is needed. Write the order in the client's record.

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