Multiple Choice
Based on the Joint Commission Core Measures for patients with heart failure,which topics should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan for a patient who has been hospitalized with chronic heart failure (select all that apply) ?
A) How to take and record daily weight
B) Importance of limiting aerobic exercise
C) Date and time of follow-up appointment
D) Symptoms indicating worsening heart failure
E) Actions and side effects of prescribed medications
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