You enter a patient's room in the ICU. The nurse informs you that this patient is in a coma. What should you do?
A. Call for a guardian to approve the specimen collection procedure.
B. The patient cannot identify herself, so you cannot collect a specimen from her.
C. Inform the patient of your presence and explain the procedure.
D. Collect the specimen and simply ignore the patient.
Answer: C
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