Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 4

For the nursing diagnoses and written patient outcomes listed below, use the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) to identify a specific nursing intervention to help the patient reach the outcome.
a. Nursing diagnosis: Risk for impaired skin integrity related to immobility Patient outcome: Patient will demonstrate skin integrity free of pressure ulcers.
b. Nursing diagnosis: Constipation related to inadequate fluid and fiber intake Patient outcome: Patient will have daily soft bowel movements in 1 week.