During a Home Visit, the Nurse Learns That a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

During a home visit, the nurse learns that a patient with chronic heart failure is planning to quit cardiac rehabilitation because of the fear of dying while on the treadmill. Which response by the nurse is best?

• A)"I don't blame you for feeling frustrated, I hate to exercise too."
• B)"People don't die on the treadmill; it's to make your heart stronger."
• C)"It sounds like you want to give up. I'll call the doctor and have you transferred to the hospice program."
• D)"You sound upset. Did you know research shows that cardiac rehab programs give people better medical outcomes and a higher quality of life?"

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Definitions:

Morbidity

The condition of being diseased or the incidence of illness in a population, as opposed to mortality which refers to death rates.

Disease

A condition characterized by specific symptoms and signs, affecting an organism's structure or function, not directly resulting from physical injury.

Longitudinal

Describes research or studies conducted over a long period of time, tracking the same subjects to observe changes.

Prospective Epidemiological

Studies designed to follow participants forward in time to examine the relationships between suspected risk or protective factors and health outcomes.