The physician in the clinic wrote a prescription for acyclovir when the student called him on the phone that morning. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?

a. Give the student the prescription for acyclovir
b. Give the student the prescription for acyclovir and instruct him to use it in the future
c. Call the physician, report the assessment findings, and suggest a prescription for penicillin G
d. Ask the physician to write a prescription for a broad-spectrum antibiotic