The nurse is performing a focused assessment on a client who was admitted with heart failure. What should the nurse expect to review for this client on a daily basis?
1. CBC
2. MRI
3. Cardiac catheterization
4. Serum electrolytes
Answer: 4
1. A CBC is not usually done daily for the client with heart failure.
2. An MRI, if done, is completed on admission, not daily.
3. A cardiac catheterization is not done daily.
4. Since most clients with heart failure are taking diuretics, serum electrolytes are done daily to monitor potassium levels.
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