The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 34-year-old male client.
0215:Arrived by ambulance after a motorcycle crash. Unresponsive. Blood pressure 74/40 and pulse 136 after IV fluids. Abdomen rigid and distended. Identified from a driver's license in the wallet; no emergency contact information was found, and the police have not been able to reach a relative. The surgeon documents internal bleeding that is life-threatening and declares the surgery an emergency that must start now. No consent form has been signed.
Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options.
The nurse should because .