The nurse is discussing with a patient's physician the need for restraint.The nurse indicates that alternatives have been utilized.What behaviours would indicate that the alternatives are working?

A) The patient continues to get up from the chair at the nurses' station.
B) The patient apologizes for being "such a bother."
C) The patient folds three washcloths over and over.
D) The sitter leaves the patient alone to go to lunch.

Restraint Alternatives

Methods or approaches used instead of physical restraints to prevent self-harm or harm to others.

Nurses' Station

A dedicated area within a healthcare setting where nurses and other healthcare staff perform administrative duties, manage care documentation, and coordinate patient care.

Sitter

An individual employed to look after someone, especially children or the elderly, in the absence of a primary caregiver.