An 82-year-old client who is recovering from a fractured pelvis requires a walker to move about the room.The client is also frequently disoriented,and the family has expressed displeasure that restraints are applied when the client is put to bed at night.Which of these responses by the nurse would be MOST therapeutic?
A) "Do you want the client to fall again?"
B) "Restraints are a temporary measure to be used while the client heals."
C) "Restraints are necessary to prevent the client from harm."
D) "I can make arrangements for a family member to stay in the room with the client."
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