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A 79-year-old woman with moderate Alzheimer disease in residential care has become resistive over the past week. She shouts and pushes staff away during showering and dressing, which she previously accepted, and cries out when the hoist sling is positioned under her thighs, which staff have attributed to fear of the machine. She is afebrile, eating and sleeping normally, and her attention and orientation are unchanged from her baseline. The nurse in charge asks you to chart a sedative. Which one of the following should be done first?
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