Which action by the nurse will determine if the therapies ordered for a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis are most effective?
A) Assess for the presence of a paradoxical pulse.
B) Monitor for changes in the patient's sedimentation rate.
C) Assess for the presence of jugular venous distention (JVD) .
D) Check the electrocardiogram (ECG) for ST segment changes.
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