After Providing a Patient with a Preoperative Sedative, the Nurse

After providing a patient with a preoperative sedative, the nurse notes that the surgical consent form has not been signed by the patient. Which of the following should the nurse do?

A) Contact the surgeon.
B) Ask the patient to sign the consent form.
C) Send the patient for surgery with an unsigned consent form.
D) Phone the operating room suite to notify the nurse that the patient has not signed the consent form.