A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder washes the hands multiple times daily and is late for meals and milieu activities. Which of the following is most appropriate for the nurse to do initially?...

A client with obsessive-compulsive disorder washes the hands multiple times daily and is late for meals and milieu activities. Which of the following is most appropriate for the nurse to do initially?

1. Totally eliminate the client's ritual.

2. Allow the client to decide whether to attend meals and activities.

3. Inform the client that absence from meals and activities is not permitted.

4. Remind the client about meal and activity times so that the ritual can be completed on time.