The nurse is preparing to administer lorazepam 1.5 mg IV to an anxious preoperative client. The medication is available in a 2 mg/mL. vial. Which action should the nurse perform with the remainder of the medication?

Ask another nurse to witness the medication being discarded.

Throw the vial into the trash in the presence of another nurse.

Place the vial with the remainder of the medication into a locked drawer.

Withdraw the medication into a syringe and label it with the client's