If an Unconscious,unidentified Patient Is Admitted to a Nursing Unit

If an unconscious,unidentified patient is admitted to a nursing unit and has doctor's orders for diagnostic tests to be completed,the HUC would:

A) not order the tests until the identity of the patient has been verified.
B) call Admitting to request that the patient be given an alias and a health record number,so the appropriate tests can be ordered.
C) call the ordering doctor to report that the tests cannot be ordered until the patient's identification has been established.
D) call the police to report a possible missing person.

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