The Nurse Is Reinforcing Discharge Teaching Provided to a Patient

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching provided to a patient with a history of right-sided heart failure.What should the nurse include?

• A) "You should increase the amount of iron in your diet."
• B) "Watch for diarrhea, as it is a symptom of increased failure."
• C) "Part of your heart tissue has died, so you will need to get plenty of rest."
• D) "It is important for you to weigh yourself daily and call the doctor if you gain more than 2 pounds in 1 day."

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Definitions:

Leased Equipment

Assets obtained by a company through a leasing agreement, allowing the company to use the equipment without owning it.

Annuity Due

An annuity due is a type of annuity payment in which each installment is paid at the beginning of each period, rather than at the end, typically used in leases and loan repayments.

Capital Lease Obligation

A lease classified as a purchase agreement for accounting purposes, wherein the lessee records the leased asset as an owned asset on the balance sheet.

Capital Lease

A lease agreement that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to the lessee, effectively treated as a purchase of the asset.