When planning care for a client with heart failure, the nurse should plan priority interventions that will assist the client to:
1. Prepare their meals.
2. Promote cleanliness in the home.
3. Conserve energy to reduce fatigue and weakness.
4. Select complementary therapies.
Answer: 3
1. The nurse does not teach the client to cook, but might consider referring the client to a dietician.
2. Cleanliness can be important if the client is immunosuppressed, which is not common to clients with heart failure.
3. Client's with heart failure have diminished reserve and activity intolerance. The nurse plan interventions to conserve energy and reduce fatigue and weakness.
4. The nurse does not advise clients about complementary therapies, but works with a client who is interested in choosing other therapies.
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