A 17-year-old female patient was at a party where she tried a Percocet pill (narcotic pain reliever). After taking the pill, she became scared that she was going to die and is now crying. At the present time, she feels slightly nauseated, but has no other complaints. There are no life threats and her vital signs are pulse, 88; respirations, 14 breaths/min; blood pressure, 108/68 mmHg; and SpO2, 98% on room air. The patient has no medical history but is allergic to peanuts, for which she has a prescribed epinephrine auto-injector. Appropriate care for this patient would include:
A) Nonemergent transport
B) Talk-down technique
C) Asking if she has an epinephrine auto-injector with her
D) Supplemental oxygen via a nasal cannula at 2 lpm
A) Nonemergent transport
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A. 
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