An elderly female diagnosed with osteoarthritis has been admitted to your unit. The patient has difficulty ambulating because of chronic pain. What intervention may the nurse use to help with the patient's mobility?
A) Motivate the patient to walk in the afternoon
B) Determine if self-care devices are needed
C) Administer an analgesic as ordered to increase mobility
D) Have another person with osteoarthritis visit the patient
Ans: C
Feedback: At times, mobility is restricted because of pain, paralysis, loss of muscle strength, systemic disease, an immobilizing device (eg, 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. The nurse should plan for ambulation with the patient and administer the analgesic in advance of the ambulation to allow sufficient time for the analgesic to take action. Motivating the patent or having another person with the same diagnosis visit are not interventions that will help with mobility. Determining if self-care devices are needed is a collaborative assessment; it is not an intervention.
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