You are assessing an 81-year-old female complaining of chest pain with accompanying dizziness and weakness. She also has a history of Alzheimer's dementia and is very confused. After ruling out life threats to the airway, breathing, and circulation, your partner leaves to retrieve the stretcher. Within a few minutes, he has the stretcher at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the bedroom where

you and the patient are located. He states that he needs help moving the stretcher up the stairs. Regarding patient safety, your best action would be to:

A) close the door to the room so the patient cannot leave and then help with the stretcher.
B) ambulate the patient from the room and down the stairs to the stretcher.
C) walk the patient to the stairs and then have her sit there while you help move the stretcher.
D) instruct a family member to sit with the patient while you help move the stretcher.

D