NCLEX SATA Quiz: Basic Care and Comfort

1. The nurse is taking care of an elderly client with left-sided heart failure. Which of the following are the MOST appropriate nursing interventions to reduce the workload of the heart and to promote comfort and rest? Select all that apply.*
- 1. Assist the client on short walks at least two times per shift to increase circulation.
- 2. Provide a comfortable armchair or raise the head of the bed to increase the reserve of the heart and to decrease the work of breathing.
- 3. Allow the client to lie flat to sleep.
- 4. Help the client walk to the bathroom rather than using a bedside commode.

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