A client admitted with a gastric ulcer has been vomiting bright red blood. The hemoglobin level is 5.11 g/dL (51 g/L), and blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg. The client and family state that their...

A client admitted with a gastric ulcer has been vomiting bright red blood. The hemoglobin level is 5.11 g/dL (51 g/L), and blood pressure is 100/50 mm Hg. The client and family state that their religious beliefs do not support the use of blood products and refuse blood transfusions as a treatment for the bleeding. The nurse should collaborate with the physician and family to next:

1. Discontinue all measures.

2. Notify the hospital attorney.

3. Attempt to stabilize the client through the use of fluid replacement.

4. Give enough blood to keep the client from dying.