A nurse is providing psychiatric home care to a mentally disordered client. What personal safety measures should the home care nurse consider?
A) Use leather restraints during treatment.
B) Carry cell phone and travel in pairs.
C) Lock such clients in their rooms.
D) Make use of doors with locks.
B
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The nurse making home visits, particularly to mentally disordered clients, should carry a cell phone and travel with another nurse. The nurse working in home care must be alert to his or her own personal safety. Use of leather restraints and locking clients in their rooms is done as a last resort after all measures have been attempted. Clients who are brought to the hospital from a jail or prison are kept behind locked doors.
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