A patient who has been receiving antipsychotic medication for 6 weeks tells the nurse that the hallucinations are nearly gone and that concentration has improved. When the patient reports flulike symptoms including a fever and a very sore throat, what should the nurse do?

Arrange for the patient to have blood drawn for a white blood cell count

Suggest that the patient take something for her fever and get extra rest

Advise the physician that the patient should be admitted to the hospital

Consider recommending a change of antipsychotic medication