A Nurse Is Preparing to Administer Medication to a Patient

A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a patient who is unable to speak and is not wearing an armband. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

A) Give the medications without identifying the patient.
B) Ask a coworker to identify the patient.
C) Follow the facility's policy on acceptable forms of patient identifiers.
D) Do not give the medications and document that the patient refused.