After Teaching a Patient with Heart Failure About Beta Blocking

question 15

Multiple Choice

After teaching a patient with heart failure about beta blocking agents, the nurse recognizes that additional teaching is needed when the patient makes which statement?

• A) "I should weigh myself every day."
• B) "I need to check my blood sugar regularly."
• C) "I will notify my health care provider if I become increasingly short of breath."
• D) "I need to monitor myself daily for an increased heart rate and blood pressure."

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