You are the charge nurse for the coronary care step-down unit. Which patient is best to assign to an RN who has floated for the day from the general medical-surgical unit?
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a. Patient requiring discharge teaching about the coronary artery stenting prior to going home with spouse today
b. Patient receiving IV furosemide (Lasix) to treat acute left ventricular failure
c. Patient just transferred from the radiology department after a coronary angioplasty
d. Patient just admitted wit unstable angina and who has orders for a heparin infusion and aspirin