The care provider has ordered the drug furosemide to treat a child diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The nurse knows that this drug will be used to:

a. increase vasodilation.
b. eliminate excess fluids.
c. slow the heart rate.
d. strengthen the heart's contractility.

Answer: b. eliminate excess fluids.

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