A nurse is preparing to administer an ophthalmic medication to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan take?

Apply pressure to the client’s nasolacrimal duct after instillation

Clean the client's eye from the outer canthus to the inner canthus before instillation

Ask the client to tightly squeeze their eyes shut after the instillation

Instill the ophthalmic medication directly on the client's cornea.