A nurse educator is teaching a group of new graduate nurses about how to correctly apply restraints. The nurse educator recognizes that further instruction is warranted when a new graduate nurse states:
1. "I should never use restraints on a patient."
2. "I should tie restraints in a quick-release knot."
3. "I should not use restraints for the convenience of the staff."
4. "I should be able to insert three fingers between the patient's body and the restraint."
ANS: 1
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