The nurse is planning the care of a patient with HF. The nurse should identify what overall goals of this patient's care?
A) Improve functional status
B) Prevent endocarditis.
C) Extend survival.
D) Limit physical activity.
E) Relieve patient symptoms.
Ans: A, C, E
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The overall goals of management of HF are to relieve the patient's symptoms, to improve functional status and quality of life, and to extend survival. Activity limitations should be accommodated, but reducing activity is not a goal. Endocarditis is not a common complication of HF and preventing it is not a major goal of care.
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