A Client with Heart Failure Asks How Blood Pressure and Heart

question 21

Multiple Choice

A client with heart failure asks how blood pressure and heart rate can be high if the heart is failing.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A)"The heart must be recovering."
• B)"The blood pressure and heart rate are trying to compensate because the heart cannot pump enough blood."
• C)"The blood pressure and heart rate are inaccurate readings."
• D)"The client must be excited."

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Definitions:

Dummy Variable

A binary variable used in regression models to represent categorical data by encoding categories as 0 or 1.

Indicator Variable

A variable that takes the value of 1 if a certain condition is true and 0 if it is not.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experiment or study that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Stepwise Regression

A method of fitting regression models in which predictors are added or removed based on specific criteria, such as their statistical significance.