The patient applies sequential compression devices after going to the bathroom. The nurse checks the patient's application of the devices and finds that they have been put on upside down. Which nursing diagnosis will the nurse add to the patient's plan of care?

A) Risk for falls
B) Deficient knowledge
C) Risk for suffocation
D) Impaired physical mobility

Sequential Compression Devices

Mechanical devices that wrap around the legs and inflate to help improve blood flow and reduce the risk of blood clots.

Nursing Diagnosis

A clinical judgment about individual, family, or community experiences/responses to actual or potential health problems/life processes which provides the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.