A nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a client who has presented to the hospital with complications of pregnancy. The nurse has asked the client to rate her perceived level of fitness
The nurse should be aware that fitness is defined as: A) Resistance to physical injury
B) Ability to weight bear
C) Objective evidence of cardiac output
D) Capacity to exercise
D
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Fitness means capacity to exercise. Weight-bearing and resistance to injury may be outcomes of fitness but they are not synonymous with it. Increased cardiac output facilitates fitness and is influenced by fitness but is not definitive of the term.
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