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...


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.



May 03, 2022
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