A Patient Is in the Bathroom and Asks the Nurse

A patient is in the bathroom and asks the nurse to leave medications on the bedside table.What should the nurse do?

A) Inform the patient that she will return when he is finished in the bathroom.
B) Wait outside the bathroom door until the patient is ready for the dose.
C) Withhold the dose until the next administration time later in the day.
D) Document that the dose was omitted in the medication administration record.