A nurse is planning to administer an ophthalmic medication to a client. Which of the following actions will minimize systemic absorption of the medication?

Apply light pressure to the inner canthus just after instilling the eye drops.

Wipe the eye from the inner to the outer canthus with a sterile saline-moistened cotton ball.

Administer the medication drops directly into the lower conjunctival sac of each eye.

Wait 5 min after instillation before instilling the drops in the other eye.