When Teaching a Patient with Heart Failure About Ventricular Remodeling

question 10

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient with heart failure about ventricular remodeling, the nurse should recognize that additional teaching is needed if the patient makes which statement about remodeling?

• A) "It leads to progressive worsening of heart function."
• B) "It can be described as an enlargement of the pumping chamber."
• C) "It occurs with an increase in blood pressure and results in weight gain."
• D) "It develops primarily because the heart is pumping harder."

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