A Patient with a Head Injury Has Been Increasingly Agitated

Multiple Choice

A patient with a head injury has been increasingly agitated and the nurse has consequently identified a risk for injury. What is the nurses best intervention for preventing injury?

A) Restrain the patient as ordered.
B) Administer opioids PRN as ordered.
C) Arrange for friends and family members to sit with the patient.
D) Pad the side rails of the patients bed.