A hospitalized patient asks the nurse for "some aspirin for my headache." There is no order for aspirin for this patient. What will the nurse do?
A) Go ahead and give the patient aspirin, a common self-prescribed drug.
B) Ask the patient's visitors if they have any aspirin for the patient.
C) Ask the patient's family to bring some aspirin from home.
D) State that an order from the doctor is legally required and check with the doctor.
D
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