Aaron is a registered nurse who works on the surgical unit of a large urban hospital. He is responsible for the care of six postoperative patients on his shift. Kaleigh is a nursing assistive personnel who is working with Aaron
One of the patients that Aaron is responsible for, Mr. Johnson, is a 56-year-old patient who underwent surgery for a bowel obstruction yesterday. Mr. Johnson is confused this shift and has tried to climb out of bed on his own several times. Aaron is considering options to prevent Mr. Johnson from harming himself. Assuming it is within his organization's policy, which of the following is most appropriate for Aaron to delegate to Kaleigh? A. Assessing Mr. Johnson for appropriateness of restraints
B. Calling the physician for an order for a restraint alternative
C. Discussing the need for restraints with Mr. Johnson
D. Applying restraint
D
The skill of applying a restraint can be delegated to trained nursing assistive personnel. However, the nurse is responsible for assessment of patient's behavior, need for restraint, type of restraint to use, and patient assessments while restraint is in place.
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