An older patient is diagnosed with heart failure. During the health history what will the nurse most likely assess as the patient's first symptom of the disorder?
1. Nausea
2. Dyspnea
3. Anorexia
4. Headaches
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Rationale: Most heart failure symptoms include breathlessness or dyspnea. Nausea can have many causes and is not usually associated with heart failure.
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