When being discharged home, to assess fluid balance, a patient with heart failure should be instructed to:
A) Monitor blood pressure.
B) Assess radial pulses.
C) Monitor weight daily.
D) Monitor bowel movements.
Ans: C
Feedback: To monitor fluid balance at home, daily weights at the same time every day can be a good indicator of fluid balance. Assessing radial pulses and monitoring the blood pressure may be done, but they do not provide information about fluid balance.
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