The nursing assistant is caring for several residents who are confused and unsteady on their feet. In which situation does the nursing assistant predict a physician-ordered restraint will be needed?

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The nursing assistant should only apply a restraint when the safety is an issue and all alternatives have failed to keep the resident safe. The nurse must receive an order from the physician to use the restraint. The assistant's increased workload does not warrant the application of the restraint, and in fact would not decrease the workload but make the assistant need to check on the resident more often. The assistant would tell the nurse their observation of the resident trying to smoke in bed; the cigarettes and lighter could be locked up to prevent the resident from getting them. Alternatives to restraint should be tried first to help prevent the resident from falling. The resident by the nursing station content with activities and observed by the staff does not need to be restrained.

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