The nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient. Which of the following behaviors alerts the nurse to consider the need for restraint?
a. The patient refuses to call for help to go to the bathroom.
b. The patient continues to remove the nasogastric tube.
c. The patient gets confused regarding the time at night.
d. The patient does not sleep and continues to ask for items.
B
Restraints are utilized only when alternatives have been exhausted, the patient continues a behavior that can be harmful to himself or others, and the restraint is clinically justified. In this circumstance, continuing to remove a needed nasogastric tube would meet these criteria. Refusing to call for help, although unsafe, is not a reason for restraint. Getting confused at night regarding the time or not sleeping and bothering the staff to ask for items is not a reason for restraint.
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