The nurse is preparing to hang a unit of blood on a client. The blood has been checked off with two RNs and the pre-infusion vitals recorded. The nurse is at the bedside monitoring the infusion. Shortly after beginning the infusion, the pump alarm sounds. The IV has infiltrated. No blood has yet reached the client. The client is a hard stick, and the nurse realizes that a line cannot be placed within the time frame to begin the infusion. Which action by the nurse is correct?

C cancel the order for blood and notify the health care provider that the client has no access B place the blood bag and tubing in the medication refrigerator until an IV can be restarted E return the blood to the blood bank and notify the next shift when they arrive that they need to start an IV and administer the blood D wait until 30 minutes has passed while IV placement is attempted, and then waste the blood and chart it as expired A return the blood and the tubing to the blood bank for storage until an IV can be placed