Risk for Injury: Nursing Diagnosis & Care Plan
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Definition: A greater-than-normal chance of physical harm because personal factors (cognition, mobility, senses) do not adequately protect against hazards in the surroundings.
What is the Risk for Injury nursing diagnosis related to?
- Altered mental status or cognitive impairment
- Uncontrolled seizure activity
- Impaired mobility, balance, or sensory perception
What is Risk for Injury evidenced by?
- (Risk diagnosis: no current signs; identify risk factors)
- Disorientation or impaired judgment
- Unsteady gait or history of falls
What are sample goals for the Risk for Injury nursing diagnosis?
- Patient remains free of injury throughout the stay.
Which nursing interventions go with the Risk for Injury diagnosis?
- Complete a fall and safety risk assessment and reassess with any change in condition
- Keep the environment free of hazards, bed in low position, and needed items within reach
- Institute seizure precautions (padded rails, suction and oxygen available) as indicated and reorient confused patients frequently
Where do these Risk for Injury recommendations come from?
The wording above is our own, written from widely taught nursing fundamentals; it is not copied from NANDA-I. For background on the underlying health problem, these public sources were read on October 21, 2026:
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What is the Risk for Injury nursing diagnosis?
A greater-than-normal chance of physical harm because personal factors (cognition, mobility, senses) do not adequately protect against hazards in the surroundings.
What are the related factors for Risk for Injury?
Common related factors: Altered mental status or cognitive impairment; Uncontrolled seizure activity; Impaired mobility, balance, or sensory perception. In your care plan, write it as "Risk for Injury related to [factor] as evidenced by [your patient's data]."
What are nursing interventions for Risk for Injury?
Key interventions: Complete a fall and safety risk assessment and reassess with any change in condition; Keep the environment free of hazards, bed in low position, and needed items within reach; Institute seizure precautions (padded rails, suction and oxygen available) as indicated and reorient confused patients frequently, each with a rationale in your plan.
For nursing education only, NOT medical advice and not a clinical decision-making tool. Nothing here should be used to assess, diagnose, or treat any real patient. Care plans and answers are unverified study drafts to review with your instructor or a licensed clinician and adapt to the individual patient and your institution’s protocols before any use.
Educational content in standard clinical language; not medical advice and not affiliated with NANDA-I/NIC/NOC.