A nursing care plan for Activity Intolerance is used when a patient has insufficient physiological or psychological energy to endure or complete required or desired daily activities
Most activity intolerance is related to generalized weakness and debilitation secondary to acute or chronic illness and disease. Activity intolerance may also be related to factors such as obesity, malnourishment, side effects of medications, or emotional states such as depression or lack of confidence to exert one’s self. Nursing goals are to reduce the effects of inactivity, promote optimal physical activity, and assist the patient to maintain a satisfactory lifestyle.
Related to:
- Generalized weakness / Fatigue
- Malnourishment
- Chronic disease
- Stressors
- Insufficient sleep or rest periods
- Prolonged immobility/bed rest
- Depression
- Lack of motivation
- Imbalance of oxygen supply and demand
- Pain
- Verbal report of fatigue or weakness
- Inability to begin or perform activity
- Abnormal heart rate or blood pressure (BP) response to activity
- Exertional discomfort or dyspnea
- The patient maintains activity level within capabilities, as evidenced by normal heart rate and blood pressure during activity, as well as absence of shortness of breath, weakness, and fatigue.
- Patient verbalizes and uses energy-conservation techniques.
