Drugs to treat acute anxiety are prescribed to a client hospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction. The client is reluctant to take anti-anxiety drugs. The nurse suspects that the client is holding the drugs under his tongue and disposing of them after she has left the room. What should the nurse do first
A. Report her suspicions to the client’s physician.
B. Talk to the client about his attitude toward the medications.
C. Search the client’s room for evidence of the medications.
D. Tell the client that his behavior must stop for his own well-bein
