The Nurse Provides Care to a Terminally Ill Patient

The nurse provides care to a terminally ill patient.Upon entering the patient's room, the nurse notes the patient is not breathing.The patient does not have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) prescription.Which action does the nurse implement based on the current data?

A) Ask another nurse to write a DNR prescription.
B) Notify the selected funeral home that the patient has expired.
C) Call the health-care provider to get a verbal DNR prescription.
D) Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) because a DNR prescription is not written.