A patient is well known to the hospital staff from previous admissions and is prone to wandering at night.For patient safety,the physician writes a prescription for "belt restraint prn." What should the nurse do on reviewing this prescription?
A) Apply a belt restraint on the patient as needed.
B) Have the patient sign an informed consent form.
C) Inform the physician that prn restraint prescriptions are unacceptable.
D) Obtain a signed informed consent from a family member.
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