A patient is well known to the hospital staff from previous admissions and is prone to wandering at night.For patient safety,the physician writes an order for "belt restraint prn." What should the nurse do upon reviewing this order?
A)Apply a belt restraint on the patient as needed.
B)Have the patient sign an "informed consent" form.
C)Inform the physician that "prn" restraint orders are unacceptable.
D)Obtain a signed "informed consent" from a family member.

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The use of mechanical or physical restraints should be part of a patient's prescribed medical treatment.A physician's time-limited order is necessary.The patient's or family member's informed consent is necessary in the long-term care setting.

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