A registered nurse is caring for a patient 2 days after a colon resection.The patient called for assistance to go to the bathroom.Instead of waiting for help,the patient decided to get up without help.The patient fell but was not injured.After contacting the patient's primary health care provider,which action should the nurse take next?
A) Nothing; the patient was not injured.
B) Call the ethics committee.
C) Submit an incident report.
D) Insist that the patient have a radiograph done.
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