A patient tells the nurse that he often is concerned with his declining mobility status even though he continues to experience no major health issues. When planning care according to the wellness framework, what should the nurse include for this patient?
1. interventions to restore the patient's mobility status
2. activities to promote the current level of functioning
3. suggestions to maintain the patient's current mobility status
4. activities to help the patient cope with the decline in mobility status
Correct Answer: 1
Providing care based on a framework of wellness facilitates active involvement by both the nurse and the patient in promoting, maintaining, or restoring health. Because the patient is concerned with declining mobility status, the nurse should include interventions to help restore this status for the patient. Activities to promote the current level of functioning, providing suggestions to maintain the patient's current mobility status, and helping the patient cope with the decline in mobility status would also not support wellness care.
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