
A postoperative patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) is so confused and agitated that staff have not been able to safely care for him. He has pulled out his central line once, and he slides to the bottom of the bed, where he attempts to climb out, pulling and disrupting the various tubes and monitors. The nurse's best course of action is to:
A) place him in a protective vest device.
B) use a sheet to tie him in a chair at the nurses' station.
C) request that the doctor write an order for a protective device and/or medication.
D) call a family member to stay with the patient.
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