A patient admitted with an acute myocardial infarction tells the nurse that he feels too tired to even lift his arms off of the bed. Which of the following nursing diagnoses would adequately portray this assessment finding?
1. fatigue
2. anxiety
3. activity intolerance
4. altered comfort
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Rationale: Fatigue is one nursing diagnosis commonly used to describe the signs and symptoms a patient with an acute myocardial infarction is experiencing. Activity intolerance would be indicated if the patient would not be able to tolerate activities of daily living. Anxiety is not indicated at this time. Altered comfort is also not indicated at this time.
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