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Cardiac-Vascular Nursing Exam Prep II

Category - AACN Cardiac Vascular Nursing Practice Test

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A patient presenting to emergency room was diagnosed to have acute myocardial infarction. Which of the following measures should the nurse be prepared to take in the emergency room?
  1. Sedation, thrombolysis with streptokinase, echocardiography,
  2. ECASA 325 mg chewed stat, oxygen, sublingual nitroglycerine, morphine, sedation, venodilation and ß blockers
  3. Morphine for pain relief, oxygen inhalation, endotracheal intubation
  4. ECASA 325 mg chewed stat, DC cardioversion, positive pressure ventilation
Explanation
Answer- B - The nurse should be prepared to take the following measures in emergency room are: ECASA 325 mg chewed stat, oxygen, sublingual nitroglycerine, morphine for pain relief, sedation, venodilation and ß blockers to reduce heart rate if not contraindicated.
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