A client with a history of heart failure is being discharged. Which priority instruction will assist the client in the prevention of complications associated with heart failure?
a. "Avoid drinking more than 3 quarts of liquids each day."
b. "Eat six small meals daily instead of three larger meals."
c. "When you feel short of breath, take an additional diuretic."
d. "Weigh yourself daily while wearing the same amount of clothing."
D
Clients with heart failure are instructed to weigh themselves daily to detect worsening heart fail-ure early, and thus avoid complications. Other signs of worsening heart failure include increasing dyspnea, exercise intolerance, cold symptoms, and nocturia.
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