You Are Assessing a Client for Heart Failure and Find

question 2

Multiple Choice

You are assessing a client for heart failure and find that there is an underlying structural heart disease and prior symptoms of heart failure. In what stage of chronic heart failure should the nurse categorize this client?

• A) Stage A
• B) Stage B
• C) Stage C
• D) Stage D

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