A Patient Walks into the Urgent Care Clinic, Stating That

A patient walks into the urgent care clinic, stating that he has hemophilia and that he is bleeding. The triage nurse does a quick assessment and sees no signs of active bleeding. Several patients are already in the waiting area. Which of the following actions by the nurse is most appropriate?

A) Place the patient in an examination room and tell the physician that the patient may be bleeding.
B) Ask the patient to sit in the waiting room until his name is called.
C) Send the patient for routine x-rays according to clinic protocol to look for a source of bleeding, and then place him in an examination room.
D) Palpate the suspected area for tenderness and edema.