joints.
Promote use of
assistive ambulatory
devices.
Explain use of safe
footwear.
Use individual
appropriate
positioning/posture.
maintaining optimal
mobility.
to assist in
managing decreased
mobility
- Assist to identify
environmental barriers.
3. Furniture and
architectural adaptations
may enhance mobility. - Encourage independence
in mobility and assist as
needed.
Allow ample time
for activity
Provide rest period
after activity.
Reinforce principles
of joint protection
and work
simplification.
- Changes in mobility
may lead to a decrease in
personal safety. - Initiate referral to
community health agency. - The degree of mobility
may be slow to improve
or may not improve with
intervention.
Nursing Diagnosis: Self-care deficits related to contractures, fatigue, or loss of motion
Goal: Achieves self-care independently or with the use of resources
NURSING
INTERVENTIONS
RATIONALE EXPECTED
OUTCOMES
- Assist patient to identify
self-care deficits and factors
that interfere with ability to
perform self-care activities.- The ability to perform
self-care activities is
influenced by the disease
activity and the
accompanying pain,
stiffness, fatigue, muscle
weakness, loss of motion,
and depression.
- The ability to perform
Identifies factors
that interfere with
the ability to
perform self-care
activities
Identifies alternative
methods for meeting
self-care needs
Uses alternative
methods for meeting
self-care needs
Identifies and uses
other health care
resources for
- Develop a plan based on
the patient's perceptions and
priorities on how to
establish and achieve goals
to meet self-care needs,
incorporating joint
2. Assistive devices may
enhance self-care abilities.
Effective planning for
changes must include the
patient who must accept
and adopt the plan.