Question

a home care nurse is planning to visit a 60 year client diagonals with heart failure for the first time. which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do.

Answer 1

Assessment findings associated with excess fluid volume include cough, dyspnea, crackles, tachypnea, tachycardia, an elevated blood pressure and a bounding pulse, an elevated CVP, weight gain, edema, neck and hand vein distention, altered level of consciousness, and a decreased hematocrit