A terminally ill client has just died in a hospital setting with the family members at the bedside. The health care provider is also present. What should be the nurse's priority intervention as postmortem care begins?

Request that family members prepare the client's body for transfer to the funeral home.

Ensure that a death certificate has been completed by the physician.

Call for emergency assistance so that resuscitation procedures can begin.

Ask the family members if they would like to spend time alone with the client.