The nurse enters a client’s room and notes that the client’s lawyer is present and that the client is preparing a living will. The living will requires that the client’s signature be witnessed, and...

The nurse enters a client’s room and notes that the client’s lawyer is present and that the client is preparing a living will. The living will requires that the client’s signature be witnessed, and the client asks the nurse to witness the signature. Which is the appropriate nursing action?

1. Decline to sign the will. 2. Sign the will as a witness to the signature only. 3. Call the hospital lawyer before signing the will. 4. Sign the will, clearly identifying credentials and employment agency.