You have been called for a geriatric patient with advanced dementia. The staff at the skilled nursing facility believes her to be suffering from a urinary tract infection. At bedside, you find her to be confused and aggressive. She is on constant oxygen at 3 lpm for COPD. During transport, she repeatedly spits and tries to strike you. You would respond by:

A) applying a nonrebreather face mask with 3 lpm of oxygen.
B) contacting advanced life support for administration of a sedative.
C) tightening the straps so that she is tightly restrained to the stretcher.
D) moving away from the patient so she cannot strike you.

D