The patient database reveals that a patient has decreased oral intake, decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating, reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed, and a productive cough.
Which elements will the nurse identify as defining characteristics for the diagnostic label of Activity intolerance?
a. Decreased oral intake and decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating
b. Decreased oxygen saturation when ambulating and reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed
c. Reports of shortness of breath when getting out of bed and a productive cough
d. Productive cough and decreased oral intake
Question 2
A nurse adds the following diagnosis to a patient's care plan:
Constipation related to decreased gastrointestinal motility secondary to pain medication administration as evidenced by the patient reporting no bowel movement in seven days, abdominal distention, and abdominal pain. Which element did the nurse write as the defining characteristic?
a. Decreased gastrointestinal motility
b. Pain medication
c. Abdominal distention
d. Constipation
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