Question

A staff nurse is teaching a newly hired nurse about alternatives to the use of restraints on clients who are confused. Which of the following instructions should the staff nurse include?

A. Check on the client frequently while he is in the restroom

B. Remove clocks from the client's room.

C. Encourage physical activity throughout the day to expand energy

D. Use full length side rails on the client's bed

Answer 1

The correct answer is option D that is use full length side rails on the client's bed because that way client won't be able to reach the tubes or other equipments that he is facing problems with.

So, sode rails acts as a physical restraint of patient's movements.

Removing clock doesn't help because patient will already be frustrated with the clock not moving too fast. Checking patient in restroom and encourage physical activity also act as an alternative of reatraints.