Five Minutes After Receiving the Ordered Preoperative Midazolam by IV

Five minutes after receiving the ordered preoperative midazolam by IV injection,the patient asks to get up to go to the bathroom to urinate. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A) Assist the patient to the bathroom.
B) Offer the patient a urinal or bedpan.
C) Ask the patient to wait until the drug has been fully metabolized.
D) Tell the patient that a bladder catheter will be placed in the operating room.

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