A Patient Has Chronic Osteomyelitis of the Left Femur, Which

A patient has chronic osteomyelitis of the left femur, which is being managed at home with administration of IV antibiotics. The nurse chooses a nursing diagnosis of ineffective health maintenance when the nurse finds that the patient

A) takes and records the oral temperature twice a day.
B) is unable to plantar flex the foot on the affected side.
C) uses crutches to avoid weight bearing on the affected leg.
D) is irritable and frustrated with the length of treatment required.