A 26-year-old is being treated for delirium due to acute alcohol intoxication. The client is restless, does not want to stay seated, and has a staggering gait. What should the nurse do first?
1. Place the client in a chair with a waist restraint.
2. Provide one-to-one supervision of the client until detoxification treatment can begin.
3. Ask the client to sit in a chair next to the nurses' station.
4. Decrease stimuli by putting the client in bed with the room door closed.
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