The nurse is assessing a client admitted to the cardiac unit.What statement made by the client alerts the nurse to the possibility of right-sided heart failure?
A) "I sleep with four pillows at night."
B) "My shoes fit really tight lately."
C) "I wake up coughing every night."
D) "I have trouble catching my breath."
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