A 45-year-old adult male patient is admitted to emergency after he developed unrelieved chest pain that was present for approximately 20 minutes before he presented to the emergency department.
The patient has been subsequently diagnosed with a myocardial infarction (MI). To minimize cardiac damage, what health care provider's order will the nurse expect to see for this patient?
A) Thrombolytics, oxygen administration, and bed rest
B) Morphine sulfate, oxygen administration, and bed rest
C) Oxygen administration, anticoagulants, and bed rest
D) Bed rest, albuterol nebulizer treatments, and oxygen administration
Question 2
The patient, age 21, has been treated for chlamydia and has a history of recurrent herpes. What should the nurse plan to do next?
a. Counsel this patient about her sexual history, risk reduction measures, and testing for HIV.
b. Refer this patient to a family planning clinic.
c. Counsel this patient about testing for HIV and what the test results mean.
d. Counsel this patient about abstinence and a monogamous relationship.
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