A Patient Is Admitted with Acute Heart Failure

question 15

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted with acute heart failure. The nurse recognizes that this condition is associated with an abrupt onset of which health problems?

• A) cardiomyopathy
• B) heart valve disease
• C) coronary heart disease (CHD)
• D) massive infarction (MI)
• E) myocardial injury

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Definitions:

Self-Censorship

The act of withholding one's own speech or expression in anticipation of others' reactions or due to societal norms.

Attribution Theory

The theory that people are motivated to explain their own and other people’s behavior by attributing causes of that behavior to a situation or a disposition.

Dispositional

Pertaining to one's inherent qualities of mind and character, influencing behavior and reactions.

Situational

Relating to or dependent upon a particular set of circumstances or context.