A Client Asks the Nurse Why It Is Important to Be

question 22

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse why it is important to be weighed every day if he has right-sided heart failure.What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Weight is the best indication that you are gaining or losing fluid."
• B) "Daily weights will help us make sure that you're eating properly."
• C) "The hospital requires that all inpatients be weighed daily."
• D) "You need to lose weight to decrease the incidence of heart failure."

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Definitions:

Right Frontal Lobes

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Phineas Gage

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Neurosurgeries

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