A Resident in a Long-Term Care Facility Has the Right

Multiple Choice

A resident in a long-term care facility has the right to have the least restrictive treatment to promote health. Which treatment would be questionable under these guidelines?

A) Administering a sedative to a resident who has been complaining of insomnia
B) Fastening a Velcro belt on a wheelchair-bound resident who is able to unfasten himself or herself
C) Taping an arm board to a resident's wrist to promote the flow of an IV that stops when the resident bends his or her wrist
D) Applying a soft waist restraint on a resident who repeatedly falls after climbing over the side rails of the bed to go to the bathroom