Identify the First Step Toward Establishing Appropriate Alarms and Response

Identify the first step toward establishing appropriate alarms and response expectations.

A) Instructing the patient and immediate family members about the necessity of the alarms
B) Obtaining a physician's prescription for electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring
C) Adjusting the volume of the alarms so the primary nurse can hear them
D) Determining which patients require ECG monitoring