A patient had a heart attack and the nurse identifies the diagnosis as activity intolerance. What assessment finding indicates a priority goal for this diagnosis is being met?
a. Mild chest pain getting into the chair
b. Feels unsteady when getting out of bed
c. O2 saturation 98% after using the com-mode
d. Less dyspnea when changing positions
C
Activity intolerance is measured by changes in vital signs, electrocardiogram (ECG), and symp-toms such as chest pain or shortness of breath. The oxygen saturation indicates physiologic to-lerance to activity. The other options do not show physiologic tolerance.
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