The nurse prepares the patient for surgery to begin in 1 hour, but the pregnancy test included in the preoperative orders written yesterday is not in the medical record.Which action does the nurse implement first?
A) Call the laboratory to get the test results.
B) Collaborate with the surgeon.
C) Draw a stat pregnancy test.
D) Ask the patient if she is pregnant.
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