The nurse explains to a client with right-sided heart failure that failure of the right ventricle prevents the heart from:
1. Pumping blood to the left ventricle.
2. Pumping blood to the body.
3. Pumping blood to the coronary arteries.
4. Pumping blood to the lungs.
Answer: 4
1. The left atrium pumps blood to the left ventricle.
2. The left ventricle pumps blood to the body.
3. The coronary arteries are supplied blood from the left atrium.
4. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation, and when not working properly is not able to supply the lungs with the needed blood.
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