Assessment of immobility hazards.
As home health care nurses, we see many patients who are bedridden or immobilized. Impaired physical mobility (immobility) is defined by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association as a state in which the individual experiences or is at risk for experiencing limitation of physical movement. Altered physical mobility can be a result of prescribed bedrest, movement physically restricted by an external device (e.g., a cast), voluntarily restricted movement, or impaired or lost motor function.
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Florida State University School of Nursing in Tallahassee, USA. sfaria@mailer.fsu.edu
D001510:Bed Rest / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000451:nursing; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors