A nurse is reviewing a patient's care plan. Which information will the nurse identify as a nursing intervention?

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Providing assistance to a patient who is ambulating is a nursing intervention. The statement, "The patient will ambulate in the hallway twice this shift using crutches correctly" is a patient outcome. Impaired physical mobility is a nursing diagnosis. The statement that the patient is unable to bear weight and ambulate can be included with assessment data and is a defining characteristic for the diagnosis of Impaired physical mobility.

A Nurse Is Reviewing a Patient's Care Plan