The Nurse Is Performing a Preoperative Assessment on a Patient

The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment on a patient before a colon resection and notes the patient's blood pressure is elevated to 142/90 mmHg. What should the nurse do next?

A) Record the vital sign in the chart, allow the patient to rest quietly in a room, and recheck in 30 minutes.
B) Lower the head of the bed and tell the patient they need to lie flat for the next hour.
C) Notify the physician of the blood pressure result and consider rescheduling the surgery.
D) Obtain an order for antihypertensive medications to keep the blood pressure under control.