Does this nursing dx sound right??

[newbie08]

We haven't gone too deep into nursing dx yet but does this sound about right as far as nursing dx go:

Impaired Physical Mobility r/t pain secondary to abdominal surgery??

Pt had laparoscopic colon resection. I know it's probably not the most sophisticated dx but we're keeping it simple for now.

Thanks!!

[shygoofyone]

Our instructors are very picky and every nursing dx must be in exact NANDA structure:

Impaired Mobility related to pain from abdominal incision and recent surgery as evidenced by patient complaints of pain, use of PCA, etc etc....

I have Mosby's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis book that I absolutely love!

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/712704/description#description

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

Yes, it is OK, but you can also just say Impaired Physical Mobility R/T reluctance to move

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

Our instructors are very picky and every nursing dx must be in exact NANDA structure:

Impaired Mobility related to pain from abdominal incision and recent surgery as evidenced by patient complaints of pain, use of PCA, etc etc....

I have Mosby's Guide to Nursing Diagnosis book that I absolutely love!

http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookdescription.cws_home/712704/description#description

What are you talking about? newbie08's diagnostic statement is right out of the NANDA guideline! You need to look at the taxonomy yourself. I'm looking at NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions & Classification 2007-2008 which comes from NANDA, not something from Ackley and Ladwig.