As the nurse enters the room to administer medication, the client states, I m in the bathroom. Please leave the medication on my bedside table, and I will take it when I come out. Which of the...

As the nurse enters the room to administer medication, the client states, I m in the bathroom. Please leave the medication on my bedside table, and I will take it when I come out. Which of the following would be the appropriate response by the nurse?

1.”I will leave the medication and follow up with you in 30 minutes.

2. “You must take the medication now or refuse the dose.

3. “Let me know when you are ready, and I will then return with your medicine.

4. “I’ve given the drug to your visitors. Take it when you come out of the bathroom.