The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with heart failure (HF) . The nurse knows that instruction regarding compensatory mechanisms has been effective when the patient states,

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The nurse is educating a patient diagnosed with heart failure (HF). The nurse knows that instruction regarding compensatory mechanisms has been effective when the patient states,

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The heart enlarges (cardiac remodeling), the nervous system activates (sympathetic nervous system), and blood flow is redirected to vital organs as compensatory mechanisms in heart failure.

The Nurse Is Educating a Patient Diagnosed with Heart Failure