After administering a preoperative sedative, the nurse notes that the surgical consent form has not been signed by the patient. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
1. Contact the surgeon.
2. Ask the patient to sign the consent form.
3. Send the patient for surgery with an unsigned consent form.
4. Phone the operating room suite to notify the nurse that the patient has not signed the consent form.
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Rationale 1: The patient should be aware and alert before signing the consent form. The nurse should contact the surgeon in the event the patient receives preoperative sedative medication and has not yet signed the consent for surgery form.
Rationale 2: The nurse should not ask the patient to sign the consent form while under the influence of a sedative.
Rationale 3: The nurse should not send the patient for surgery with an unsigned consent form.
Rationale 4: While this intervention may be performed, it is not the priority.
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