In the teaching plan for the client with heart failure (HF), the nurse includes the definition of the condition. Select all the appropriate descriptions of HF.
Explanation
• Heart failure is a physiologic state in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body
• The heart fails when, because of intrinsic disease or structural defects, it cannot handle a normal blood volume or, in the absence of disease, cannot tolerate a sudden expansion in blood volume
• Heart failure is characterized by manifestations of volume overload, inadequate tissue perfusion, and poor exercise tolerance