A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Being

A nurse is caring for a patient who is being discharged. However, the patient's blood pressure is elevated. The primary care provider enters orders for discharge. Which is the best response of the nurse acting as an advocate for the patient?

A) The nurse states to the patient, "Your primary care provider has discharged you. When you get home call his office for an appointment to have your blood pressure rechecked."
B) The nurse states to the primary care provider, "I refuse to discharge the patient because his blood pressure is too high."
C) The nurse states to her co-worker, "The patient's blood pressure is too high to be discharged. I think I will tell the patient that it is too high, and that it puts him at risk for another stroke?"
D) The nurse states to the primary care provider, "The patient's diastolic blood pressure is up to 112 mm Hg this morning, should he still be discharged?"