An Elderly Patient Was Recently Discharged to Home After Treatment

question 17

Multiple Choice

An elderly patient was recently discharged to home after treatment for chronic heart failure. The patient experiences a pulse rate increase from 80 beats per minute (bpm) to 102 bpm when walking from the kitchen to the utility room to do laundry. What is an appropriate nursing action for the home health nurse?

• A) Encourage the patient to complete tasks such as laundry early in the morning before fatigue is an issue.
• B) Recommend that the patient ignore the pulse rate and become more active to build stamina.
• C) Encourage the patient to rest for 30 minutes between completing each load of laundry.
• D) Encourage the patient to sit and rest in the utility room and whenever the patient feels the pulse rate increase.

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