A patient is admitted to the emergency department (ED) for shock of unknown etiology.The first action by the nurse should be to
A) administer oxygen.
B) obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) .
C) obtain the blood pressure.
D) check the level of consciousness.
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