The charge nurse is reviewing a patient’s plan of care, which includes the nursing diagnostic statement, Impaired physical mobility related to tibial fracture as evidenced by patient’s inability to ambulate to bathroom. The nurse needs to revise which part of the diagnostic statement?
a. Nursing diagnosis
b. Etiology
c. Patient chief complaint
d. Defining characteristic

a. Nursing diagnosis. The nurse needs to revise this

Explanation:

The nursing diagnosis Impaired Physical Mobility is defined as the limitation in independent, purposeful physical movement of the body or of one or more extremities. Use this guide for your impaired physical mobility care plan.

A modification in movement or mobility can either be a transient, recurring or more permanent dilemma. And when it occurs, it becomes a complex health care problem that involves many different members of the health care team. In fact, some degree of immobility is very common in most conditions such as stroke, leg fracture, multiple sclerosis, trauma, and morbid obesity.