An elderly woman diagnosed with osteoarthritis has been referred for care. The patient has difficulty ambulating because of chronic pain. When creating a nursing care plan, what intervention may the nurse use to best promote the patient's mobility?
A) Motivate the patient to walk in the afternoon rather than the morning.
B) Encourage the patient to push through the pain in order to gain further mobility.
C) Administer an analgesic as ordered to facilitate the patient's mobility.
D) Have another person with osteoarthritis visit the patient.
Ans: C
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At times, mobility is restricted because of pain, paralysis, loss of muscle strength, systemic disease, an immobilizing device (e.g., cast, brace), or prescribed limits to promote healing. If mobility is restricted because of pain, providing pain management through the administration of an analgesic will increase the patient's level of comfort during ambulation and allow the patient to ambulate. Motivating the patent or having another person with the same diagnosis visit is not an intervention that will help with mobility. The patient should not be encouraged to "push through the pain."
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