A patient with heart failure asks the nurse why two diuretic drugs,furosemide (Lasix) and spironolactone (Aldactone) ,have been prescribed.What is the nurse's best response?
A) "Your prescriber wants you to lose fluids and that's why you are taking two diuretics."
B) "Each of these diuretics works in a different way to decrease workload on your heart."
C) "Using two diuretics will double the amount of fluid you lose to decrease the work your heart must do."
D) "Let me contact your prescriber because patients usually do not take two diuretics at the same time."
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