The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Being

The nurse is caring for a patient who is being treated pharmacologically for the symptoms of heart failure.What would be included in the nurse's role of pharmacologic management of this patient? Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A) Teaching the patient how to space medications to decrease adverse effects
B) Teaching the patient the long-term benefits of beta blockers
C) Continually monitoring the patient during IV infusions
D) Decreasing medication dosages when the patient complains of adverse effects
E) Changing a medication that is no longer working to decrease the patient's symptoms