A client has just completed the fourth stage of labor. A nurse in the postpartum unit receives a report from the labor and delivery nurse. The report includes the following information: temperature 97° F (36.2° C), pulse 50 beats/minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, white blood cell (WBC) count 17,000/μl, hemoglobin 12 g/dl, and hematocrit 34%. Which instruction should the postpartum unit nurse give to the labor and delivery nurse?
"You may transfer the client to us now."
"Make sure you draw anaerobic and aerobic blood cultures before you transfer the client to our unit."
"Make sure you notify the health care provider that the client is showing signs of infection before you transfer the client."
"You may transfer the client after they deliver the placenta."