Which of the following interventions is the best example of an indirect intervention directed to-wards client safety?
1. Checking on a restrained client every 15 minutes
2. Performing hand hygiene between client contacts
3. Including the diagnosis at risk for injury related to falls to a client's care plan
4. Turning on a night light to illuminate the path to the bathroom
ANS: 4
Indirect care interventions are treatments performed away from the client but on behalf of the client or group of clients. For example, indirect care measures include actions for managing the client's environment (e.g., safety and infection control), documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Directly impacting the light level in a client's room to minimize the risk for falls is the best example of a safety-oriented indirect care intervention. Including a nursing diagnosis regarding falls would also be an example of an indirect care intervention but it is not as actively affecting the client's safety. Checking a restrained client is a direct care intervention because it involves actual client contact, while performing hand hygiene is directed more towards infection control than safety.
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