A Client with a Perforated Bowel Is Scheduled for Emergency

Multiple Choice

A client with a perforated bowel is scheduled for emergency surgery. The nurse finds out that the client could not sign the consent form due to sedation induced by the administration of narcotic analgesics. The nurse's most appropriate action is to:

A) Call the client's family to obtain consent, and have it witnessed by two individuals
B) Give the consent herself, and ask two individuals to be the witnesses
C) Send the client to surgery without an informed consent
D) Ask the physician to sign the consent and stand as one of the witnesses