An Elderly Patient Was Recently Discharged to Home After Treatment

An elderly patient was recently discharged to home after treatment for chronic heart failure. The patient experiences a pulse rate increase from 80 beats per minute (bpm) to 102 bpm when walking from the kitchen to the utility room to do laundry. Which of the following are appropriate nursing actions for the home health nurse?

A) Encourage the patient to complete tasks such as laundry early in the morning before fatigue is an issue.
B) Recommend that the patient ignore the pulse rate and become more active to build stamina.
C) Encourage the patient to rest for 30 minutes between completing each load of laundry.
D) Encourage the patient to rest on a chair in the utility room and sit and rest when the patient feels his pulse rate increase.