The nurse is teaching the patient with an arrhythmia. Which statement indicates that the patient requires further teaching?
a. "I've cut my coffee from 10 cups to 2 cups a day."
b. "I don't drink regular cola drinks any-more."
c. "I have given up drinking those high-energy drinks."
d. "I've switched from 5 cups of coffee to 5 cups of tea."
D
The patient with an arrhythmia should decrease caffeine intake. Tea has as much caffeine as cof-fee does, or more. All other options will reduce the caffeine intake.
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