The nurse is caring for a client who has an order for ceftriaxone IV. The client is awake and alert and has been taking PO medications and eating. The IV ceftriaxone is not available in the automatic medication dispenser. What should the nurse do next?

D call the health care provider and see if the client can be switched over to oral ceftriaxone C obtain the PO ceftriaxone from the medication dispenser and administer it B call the pharmacy to send up the missing IV medication A hold the medication since the client is afebrile