The patient is an elderly gentleman who is admitted for a medical problem.While doing his admission assessment, the nurse learns that the patient gets up two to three times a night to use the restroom.The institution has only beds with four side rails.Which of the following is the appropriate rationale for leaving one of the lower side rails down?
A) Falls rarely happen in the inpatient setting.
B) Having all side rails raised increases the occurrence of falling.
C) Side rails have no bearing on whether or not a patient falls.
D) Patient falls rarely result in physical injury.
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