Health Science Fundamentals 2nd Edition by Shirley Badasch,Doreen Chesebro

Exercise 26

Benton is a patient who is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack. He is hooked upto a heart monitor and has an IV in his arm that delivers fluids and medications. He has also been prescribed a medication in pill form. You are assigned to give Mr. Benton his pill and check his vital signs. You enter his room and see that he is in bed with the side rails up. How do you make sure that Mr. Benton safely receives his medicine and remains safe after you leave the room?