When promoting client safety on an inpatient psychiatric unit, which of the following interventions would be used as the measure of last resort?
A) Surveillance
B) Seclusion
C) Room restriction
D) Four-point restraint
Ans: D
Four-point restraint is the most restrictive of the interventions mentioned above, with surveillance being the least. When promoting safety, the method of last resort would be the most restrictive measure.
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