Activity Intolerance and Risk for Injury related to Osteoarthritis

Nursing Care Plan for Osteoarthritis


Nursing Diagnosis for Osteoarthritis : Activity Intolerance related to changes in muscle.

Outcomes :
Clients are able to participate in the desired activity.

Interventions :

• Maintain bed rest / sit down if necessary.
• Help move with minimal assistance.
• Encourage clients maintain an upright posture, sitting height, standing and walking.
• Provide a safe environment and recommends to use a walker.
• Give as indicated drugs such as steroids.

Rationale :

• To prevent fatigue and maintains strength.
• Improve joint function, muscle strength and general stamina.
• Maximizing the function of joints and maintain mobility.
• Avoiding injuries caused by accidents such as falls.
• To suppress acute systemic inflammation.

Nursing Diagnosis for Osteoarthritis : Risk for Injury related to decrease in bone function.

Outcomes :
Clients can maintain physical safety.

Interventions :

• Control of the patient's environment : Getting rid of the obvious dangers, reducing potential injury from falling while sleeping for example using a buffer bed, try to position the lower bed, night lighting ready to use call lights.
• Allow maximum independence and freedom to provide freedom in a safe environment, avoid the use of restrain, when patients daydreaming distract rather than startled.

Rationale :

• Hazard-free environment that will reduce the risk of injury and relieve families of the constant concerns.
• This will give the patient autonomy, can restrain the increase of agitation, if the shock will increase anxiety.