A patient has received educational information from the nurse about her diagnosis of heart failure. The patient has recognized that her heart failure can be successfully managed with lifestyle changes and medications
What does this recognition do for the patient? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Lessens the number of recurrences of acute HF
B) Increased life expectancy
C) Use of medication increases
D) Nutritional status decreases
E) Unnecessary hospitalizations decrease
Ans: A, B, E
Feedback: When the patient recognizes that the diagnosis of HF can be successfully managed with lifestyle changes and medications, recurrences of acute HF lessen, unnecessary hospitalizations decrease, and life expectancy increases. Medication use does not increase and nutritional status does not decrease.
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