The nurse's physical assessment of a client with heart failure reveals tachypnea and bilateral crackles. what is the priority nursing intervention?

The correct answer would be - place the client in a high fowler's position.

Explanation:

As the condition here explains that the client has tachypnea that is a condition of breathing disorder characterized by fast and shallow breathing. The other case in the client is bilateral crackles which are a condition of breathing problems due to collapsing alveoli as proper breathing is not happening.

In both cases, the most likely nurse should place the client in a high fowler's position that is a position in which client bed in hospital particularly elevated in between 60 to 90 degrees from the head to relax the stress of muscles that took place.

Thus, the correct answer is - place the client in a high fowler's position.