A multiparous client gives birth to a neonate at 24 weeks' gestation. After 12 hours, the neonate's condition deteriorates, and death appears likely within the next few minutes. The parents are Roman...

A multiparous client gives birth to a neonate at 24 weeks' gestation. After 12 hours, the neonate's condition deteriorates, and death appears likely within the next few minutes. The parents are Roman Catholic, and they request that the neonate be baptized. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate?

1. Contact the hospital chaplain to perform the baptism.

2. Alert the hospital's director that a neonatal death is imminent.

3. Find a health care provider who is Roman Catholic to perform the baptism.

4. Baptize the neonate, regardless of the nurse's own religious beliefs.