As the Nurse Admits a Client with Severe Heart Failure

question 15

Multiple Choice

As the nurse admits a client with severe heart failure to the hospital, the client tells the nurse, "If my heart or breathing stop, I do not want to be resuscitated." Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

• A)Ask if these wishes have been discussed with the health care provider.
• B)Place a "Do-Not-Resuscitate" (DNR) notation in the client's care plan.
• C)Inform the client that a notarized advance directive must be included in the record or resuscitation must be performed.
• D)Advise the client to designate a person to make health care decisions when the client is not able to make them independently.

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