While Completing the Preoperative Checklist, a Patient Who Is Almost

While completing the preoperative checklist, a patient who is almost ready for transport to the operating room states that he does not want to remove his wedding band. The nurse should:

A) tape it in place on his finger.
B) remind him it must be removed, and lock it in the narcotic cabinet.
C) ask a family member to take care of it.
D) inform him that the hospital cannot be responsible for its loss.