Unit practice requires inspection of all items being brought onto the unit by visitors. This can be most effectively done by
A. having a staff member sit at the door and check packages as visitors enter.
B. having a staff member make frequent rounds during visiting hours to inspect gifts.
C. asking all visitors to report to the nurse's station before visiting a client.
D. asking clients to give staff any unsafe item that might have been left by a visitor.
Ans: A. having a staff member sit at the door and check packages as visitors enter.
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