The nurse is caring for patient experiencing an acute MI (STEMI). The nurse anticipates the physician will prescribe alteplase (Activase). Prior to administering this medication, which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask the patient? a) “How many sublingual nitroglycerin tabs did you take?” b) “What time did your chest pain start today?” c) “What is your pain level on a scale of 1 to 10?” d) “Do your parents have a history of heart disease?”
The nurse is caring for patient experiencing an acute MI (STEMI). The nurse anticipates the physician will prescribe alteplase (Activase). Prior to administering this medication, which of the following questions is most important for the nurse to ask the patient?
a) “How many sublingual nitroglycerin tabs did you take?”
b) “What time did your chest pain start today?”
c) “What is your pain level on a scale of 1 to 10?”
d) “Do your parents have a history of heart disease?”