The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of falling during hospitalization. What should this nurse do to reduce the risk of the patient falling again?
1. Review the National Patient Safety goals for implementation strategies to reduce falls.
2. Ask the health care provider for an order for restraints.
3. Contact the staffing office to request a sitter for the patient.
4. Instruct the patient to call for help and place the bed in the high position.
Review the National Patient Safety goals for implementation strategies to reduce falls.
Rationale: The nurse should read the National Patient Safety goals for implementation strategies to reduce falls. There is no indication that this patient needs a restraint order or a sitter. It is unsafe to simply instruct the patient to call for help and then place the bed in a high position; should the patient fall, the injury could be severe.
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