A nurse educator is teaching a group of new graduate nurses about how to correctly apply restraints. The nurse educator recognizes that further instruction is warranted when a new graduate nurse states:
1. I should never use restraints on a patient.
2. I should tie restraints in a quick-release knot.
3. I should not use restraints for the convenience of the staff.
4. I should be able to insert three fingers between the patient's body and the restraint.
Question 2
A nurse is working on a nursing unit when an electrical fire starts. The nurse should first
1. Sound the fire alarm.
2. Obtain a fire extinguisher.
3. Confine the fire to one area.
4. Remove patients from immediate danger.
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
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