A Patient with Heart Failure Asks the Nurse Why Two

question 29

Multiple Choice

A patient with heart failure asks the nurse why two diuretic drugs,furosemide (Lasix) and spironolactone (Aldactone) ,have been prescribed.What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Your prescriber wants you to lose fluids and that's why you are taking two diuretics."
• B) "Each of these diuretics works in a different way to decrease workload on your heart."
• C) "Using two diuretics will double the amount of fluid you lose to decrease the work your heart must do."
• D) "Let me contact your prescriber because patients usually do not take two diuretics at the same time."

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