To promote client understanding and promote security, the nurse should:
A. Restrain the client
B. Explain all procedures
C. Allow the client more time alone
D. Change the schedule on a regular basis
B
B. Orient client and family to surroundings, introduce to staff, and explain all treatments and procedures. This promotes client understanding and cooperation.
A. The use of restraints is one safety strategy that can protect clients from injury, but restraints must be used with extreme caution. Physical restraints should be the last resort and used only when reasonable alternatives have failed.
C. Encourage family and friends to stay with client. Sitters or companions may be used. In some institutions, volunteers can be effective companions. Client anxiety is reduced and safety is increased when one person provides care and supervision is constant.
D. Provide scheduled ambulation, chair activity, and toileting. Organize treatments so client has long uninterrupted periods throughout the day. This provides for sleep and rest periods. Constant activity may irritate client.
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