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Question 1

The nurse begins emergency care of a patient with a myocardial infarction. Place in order the medication interventions that the nurse will provide to this patient.

Choice 1. Administer four baby-strength aspirins.
Choice 2. Administer nitroglycerin.
Choice 3. Apply oxygen.
Choice 4. Administer morphine 2 to 5 mg intravenous every 5 to 30 minutes as needed.
Choice 5. Administer a beta blocker.

Question 2

A patient with chest pain is prescribed to have a troponin level drawn. What is the purpose of this diagnostic test when caring for a patient with chest pain? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
◦ The peak level of troponin appears in 12 hours.
◦ The troponin level may be a predictor of myocardial infarction size.
◦ If a cardiac injury has occurred, the troponin level will stay elevated for 7 to 10 days.
◦ A negative result does not need to be retested.
◦ It appears in the bloodstream 4 to 12 hours after the onset of cardiac injury.
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