The Nurse Is Performing Post-Mortem Care for a Child of the Hindu

The nurse is performing post-mortem care for a child of the Hindu faith. In the process of removing medical equipment, intravenous lines, and urinary catheters, the nurse discovers a thread wrapped around the child's neck. The nurse should:

A) Report this finding to social services as a possible act of child abuse.
B) Assume the thread became wrapped around the neck during the unsuccessful resuscitation effort and remove it.
C) Remove the thread for safe keeping and return it to the family with the child's other possessions.
D) Leave the thread in place.