A nurse feels that his patient needs to be placed in a protective-restraint device to protect him from injury. To place a patient in restraints,

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According to nursing ethics and standards, the use of restraints should always be a last resort and should only be used when all other methods of protecting the patient have been tried and failed. It is also important to have documented evidence that other methods were attempted before using restraints. Both A and B are not the correct options as patient and family consent is not required for the use of restraints, as it is done to protect the patient's safety. The patient's level of consciousness is not a determining factor for the use of restraints.

A Nurse Feels That His Patient Needs to Be Placed