ATI Medical Surgical

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ATI Medical Surgical

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 80% Simulated

The physician has just informed a client with advanced heart failure that a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) will be needed. The client is crying and says to the nurse, 'I just know that I am going to die. What's the point of treatment?' The priority nursing action is to:

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