A Patient with Chronic Heart Failure Who Is Taking a Diuretic

A patient with chronic heart failure who is taking a diuretic and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and who is on a low-sodium diet tells the home health nurse about a 5-lb weight gain in the past 3 days. The nurse's priority action will be to

A) have the patient recall the dietary intake for the past 3 days.
B) ask the patient about the use of the prescribed medications.
C) assess the patient for clinical manifestations of acute heart failure.
D) teach the patient about the importance of restricting dietary sodium.

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