A patient with heart failure asks the nurse why the antihypertensive drug enalopril (Vasotec) has been prescribed.What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Hypertension is the most common cause of heart failure."
B) "Lowering your blood pressure will allow your heart to pump more easily."
C) "This drug will decrease the amount of blood your heart has to pump, leading to less work for you heart."
D) "Enalopril will cause your heart to reestablish its normal electrical functions so that it works more effectively as a pump."
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