You are collecting specimens from infants in the hospital's nursery and the last baby on your list has been crying during the entire time you were collecting specimens from other infants. How should you proceed?
A) Ask a nurse to hold the infant still during the collection.
B) Collect the specimen because the infant is already crying and probably will not notice the puncture.
C) Play with the baby until he calms down, then perform the procedure.
D) Inform the baby's nurse that you will need to return to collect the baby's blood after he has been calm for at least an hour.
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