The nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of impaired physical mobility related to decreased muscle strength for a 75-year-old patient recovering from a right total hip arthroplasty.What is an appropriate nursing intervention for the patient?

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Encouraging quadriceps-setting exercises at least four times daily will help improve muscle strength in the affected leg and promote physical mobility. Promoting vitamin D and calcium intake in the diet is important for bone health but not directly related to impaired physical mobility. Providing passive range of motion to all of the joints four times daily and keeping the right leg in extension and abduction to prevent contractures may actually worsen the patient's physical mobility as they can lead to muscle atrophy and joint stiffness.

The Nurse Identifies a Nursing Diagnosis of Impaired Physical Mobility