Exam 58: Management of Clients with Myocardial Infarction

A client presents to the emergency department complaining of chest pain that began 2 hours earlier; the client's electrocardiogram (ECG) is consistent with acute myocardial infarction. The nurse would know that the standard treatment at this time is

When caring for a client immediately after an MI, the nurse's first priority would be

The nurse would explain to a client that the most common site for MI is the

A client with recurrent angina is being treated with aspirin, 81 mg/day. When the client asks why the aspirin is needed, the best response by the nurse is to say "Aspirin

When the nurse notes a run of four premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) on the monitor of a client with a recent MI, the nurse would