The nurse is planning and providing the care of a patient with heart failure (HF). What will be the overall goals of management for this patient? Select all that apply
A) Improve functional status
B) Increase cardiac contractility
C) Extend survival
D) Decrease pulmonary venous pressure
E) Relieve patient symptoms
A, C, E
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