The HCP informs the licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) that the patient has stage 3 heart failure. The patient asks what this means. Which explanation by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) "This means you are at risk for heart failure."
B) "This means you have no symptoms of heart failure but structural disease."
C) "This means you have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and symptoms."
D) "This means you have refractory heart failure, which requires extraordinary support of hospice care."
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