The nurse in the holding area of the surgery department is interviewing a client who requests to keep his religious medal on during surgery. Which intervention should the nurse implement?
1. Notify the surgeon about the client's request to wear the medal
2. Tape the medal to the client and allow the client to wear the medal
3. Request the family member take the medal prior to surgery
4. Explain taking the medal to surgery is against the policy
2. Tape the medal to the client and allow the client to wear the medal
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