Medical-Surgical Nursing 8th Edition by Donna Ignatavicius , Linda Workman

Exercise 4

The emergency department manager has created a task force to decrease the rate of adverse incidents in patients who have increased safety needs during their stay in the department. At their meeting, each person discussed a specific safety need and actions that can be taken to reduce that risk.
How can the staff reduce hazard risk for patients who are confused (either as a chronic condition or as the result of medication side effects) or who have delirium?