Study guide for Prolonged Bed Rest Nursing Care Plans all Updated 2026

UseBthisBnursingBcareBplanBandBmanagementBguideBtoBprovideBcareBforBpatientsBund
erBprolongedBbedBrest.BEnhanceByourBunderstandingBofBnursingBassessment,Bintervent
ions,Bgoals,BandBnursingBdiagnosis,BallBspecificallyBtailoredBtoBaddressBtheBuniqueBnee
dsBofBindividualsBunderBprolongedBbedBrest.

WhatBisBbedBrest?

BedBrestBisBtherapeuticallyBusedBasBaBmeansBtoBdecreaseBtheBmetabolicBdemandBon
BtheBbodyBandBpromoteBrecoveryBduringBanBillness.BHowever,BprolongedBbedBrestBm
ayBhaveBdeleteriousBeffectsBonBtheBcardiovascular,Brespiratory,Bmusculoskeletal,Bintegu
mentary,BandBcognitiveBsystemsBofBtheBpatientBwhichBmayBleadBtoBtheBonsetBofBdise
asesBresultingBinBirreversibleBdamage.BWithBpatientsBbeingBreleasedBearlierBfromBtheB
hospital,BmostBofBtheBhealthcareBproblemsBareBbeingBmanagedBinBassistedBlivingBfacil
itiesB(nursingBhomes)BorBatBhome.

NursingBcareBplanBgoalsBforBpatientsBonBprolongedBbedBrestBincludeBmaintainingBperi
pheralBandBcerebralBtissueBperfusion,BmaximizingBtheBpatient’sBfunctionalBability,Bmain
tainingBbowelBfunction,BBpromotingBsexualBfunctioning,BpreventingBdisuseBsyndrome,B
achievingBaBmaximumBlevelBofBself-
care,BandBmanagingBpotentialBhealthBcomplications.

NursingBCareBPlansBandBManagement

TheBnursingBcareBplanBforBpatientsBonBprolongedBbedBrestBfocusesBonBmaintainingBp
atientBcomfort,BpreventingBcomplicationsBsuchBasBdeepBveinBthrombosis,BmuscleBwasti

,ng,BandBurinaryBtractBinfections,BandBpromotingBphysicalBandBpsychologicalBwell-
being.

NursingBProblemBPriorities

TheBfollowingBareBtheBnursingBprioritiesBforBpatientsBonBprolongedBbedBrest:

• AssessBandBpreventBcomplicationsBofBprolongedBbedBrest.

• AssistBwithBrepositioningBandBmobilityBexercises.

• MonitorBvitalBsignsBandBrespiratoryBfunction.

• ProvideBeducationBandBemotionalBsupport.

• CoordinateBwithBhealthcareBproviders.

• ScheduleBregularBassessmentsBandBinterventions.

• SupportBgradualBreintegrationBintoBactivity.

NursingBAssessment

AssessBforBtheBfollowingBsubjectiveBandBobjectiveBdata:

• FatigueBandBweakness

• PainBorBdiscomfortBinBtheBmusclesBorBjoints

• DifficultyBsleepingBorBchangesBinBsleepBpatterns

• FeelingsBofBboredom,Bfrustration,BorBrestlessness

• DecreasedBmuscleBstrengthBandBtone

• LossBofBmuscleBmassBorBatrophy

• LimitedBrangeBofBmotionBinBjoints

• PresenceBofBpressureBulcersBorBskinBbreakdown

• ChangesBinBvitalBsigns,BsuchBasBincreasedBheartBrateBorBdecreasedBbloodBpres
sure

• EdemaBorBswellingBinBtheBextremities

NursingBDiagnosis

AfterBthoroughBassessment,BnursingBdiagnosesBareBformulatedBtoBaddressBtheBchallen
gesBofBprolongedBbedBrest,BguidedBbyBtheBnurse’sBclinicalBjudgmentBandBunderstandi
ngBofBtheBpatient’sBuniqueBcondition.BWhileBnursingBdiagnosesBhelpBorganizeBcare,Bth
eirBuseBmayBvaryBacrossBclinicalBsettings.BUltimately,BtheBnurse’sBexpertiseBandBjudgm
entBshapeBtheBcareBplanBtoBprioritizeBeachBpatient’sBneeds.BHereBareBexamplesBofBn

, ursingBdiagnosesBthatBmayBbeBusefulBforBcommonBconcernsBassociatedBwithBprolonge
dBbedBrest:

• RiskBforBImpairedBSkinBIntegrityBasBevidencedBbyBimmobility,BpressureBoverBb
onyBprominences,BandBdecreasedBmovementBduringBbedBrest.

• ImpairedBPhysicalBMobilityBrelatedBtoBprolongedBbedBrestBasBevidencedBbyBm
uscleBweakness,BlimitedBrangeBofBmotion,BandBdecreasedBmuscleBmass.

• ImpairedBGasBExchangeBrelatedBtoBdecreasedBlungBexpansionBasBevidencedBby
BshallowBbreathing,BdiminishedBbreathBsounds,BandBfatigue.

• RiskBforBConstipationBdueBtoBreducedBphysicalBactivityBandBinadequateBfluidBi
ntake.

• ActivityBIntoleranceBrelatedBtoBimmobilityBandBmuscleBatrophyBasBevidencedBb
yBweakness,BshortnessBofBbreathBuponBexertion,BandBincreasedBheartBrateBwit
hBactivity.

• RiskBforBDisuseBSyndromeBasBevidencedBbyBprolongedBinactivityBandBbedBrest,
BincreasingBsusceptibilityBtoBmuscleBatrophy,BjointBcontractures,BandBdecreased
Bstrength.

• RiskBforBPowerlessnessBasBevidencedBbyBdependencyBonBothersBforBcareBneed
sBandBlossBofBautonomyBduringBextendedBbedBrest.

NursingBGoals

GoalsBandBexpectedBoutcomesBmayBinclude:

• TheBpatientBwillBhaveBadequateBperipheralBperfusionBasBevidencedBbyBnormalB
skinBcolorBandBtemperatureBandBadequateBdistalBpulsesB(greaterBthanB2+BonBa
B0-4+Bscale)BinBperipheralBextremities.

• TheBpatientBwillBperformBexercisesBindependently,BcomplyBwithBtheBprophylacti
cBtherapy,BandBmaintainBanBintakeBofB2-
3BlitersBperBdayBofBfluidBunlessBcontraindicated.

• TheBpatientBwillBrelateBsatisfactionBwithBsexualityBandBunderstandingBofBtheBa
bilityBtoBresumeBsexualBactivity.

• TheBpatientBwillBverbalizeBknowledgeBofBstrategiesBthatBpromoteBbowelBelimin
ation.

• TheBpatientBwillBstateBtheBreturnBofBnormalBpatternBandBcharacterBofBbowelB
eliminationBwithinB3-5BdaysBofBthisBdiagnosis.

• TheBpatientBandBcaregiversBwillBdevelopBrealisticBgoalsBforBindependenceBandB
participationBinBself-care.