The Nurse Has Taken a Verbal Order for a Narcotic

The nurse has taken a verbal order for a narcotic medication to be given to a client experiencing severe pain related to metastatic cancer of the bone.The nurse's initial action regarding the order is to:

A) Prepare the medication for administration to the client
B) Properly sign for the narcotic analgesic in the narcotic records
C) Notify the client that a verbal order for a narcotic pain medication has been received
D) Write and then sign the complete order in the appropriate location in the client's chart