When Can a Nurse Detain a Client by Implementing Restraints

question 10

Multiple Choice

When can a nurse detain a client by implementing restraints?

• A) Staffing resources are insufficient to monitor a patient.
• B) The client is demonstrating behaviors associated with confusion.
• C) The family requests the restraints to prevent the client from leaving the facility.
• D) There are current prescribed instructions for their use.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions).

Inconsistent

Lacking regularity or uniformity in thought, action, or character.

Controlled

An experiment or situation where variables are manipulated or regulated deliberately to test causality or assess outcomes.

Heider's

Fritz Heider's attribution theory focuses on how people interpret events and relate them to their thinking and behavior.