There is a very confused client on the unit, and she is wandering. Which of the following alternatives to using a restraint would be chosen to use with this client?
A)
Wedge pillows against the side rails on the bed.
B)
Pull up all the side rails on the bed.
C)
Assign this client to the farthest room from the nurses' station.
D)
Place a rocking chair in her room.
D
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a. Cardiovascular b. Respiratory c. Neurologic d. Hepatic
____ attributes differences in moral codes to social conditions, while proposing that most people have underlying psychological tendencies that lead to similar moral judgments
a. Rationalism c. Virtue ethics b. Naturalism d. Deontology