While assessing a newly admitted patient you note the following: impaired coordination, decreased muscle strength, limited range of motion, and reluctance to move. What nursing diagnosis do these signs and symptoms most clearly suggest?

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Impaired physical mobility is a limitation of physical movement that is identified by the characteristics found in this patient. The other listed diagnoses are not directly suggested by the noted assessment findings.

While Assessing a Newly Admitted Patient You Note the Following