The Nurse Has Obtained a Unit of Packed Red Blood

The nurse has obtained a unit of packed red blood cells from the laboratory blood bank to administer to a postoperative client. Upon returning to the client's room, the nurse discovers that the client has been taken for an emergency CT scan and is expected to be gone from the unit for approximately 45 minutes. What action should the nurse take?

A) Set up the blood with the IV fluid and y-tubing and place it on the IV standard in the client's room to initiate immediately after the client returns.
B) Return the blood to the laboratory blood bank until the client returns.
C) Place the blood in the unit refrigerator until the client returns.
D) Set up the blood with the IV fluid and y-tubing and place it in the unit medication room to initiate immediately after the client returns.