To help preserve patients' rights to freedom from restraint and seclusion, the most important interventions that the nurse can use are based on which principle?
a. Therapeutic management
b. Reality-based communication
c. Confidentiality of documentation
d. Effective use of ancillary personnel
A
Attention to the nurse–patient relationship, the therapeutic milieu, and principles of pharmacologic management can reduce the need for restrictive measures. The other options are important aspects of care but do not relate directly to the use of restraint and seclusion.
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