Author Question: The standard for best practice recommended by The Joint Commission for acute myocardial infarction ... (Read 82 times)

Evvie72 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The standard for best practice recommended by The Joint Commission for acute myocardial infarction includes administration of aspirin on emergency department arrival based on data supporting what medication action?

a. Aspirin will decrease the size of the heart blockage.
b. Aspirin will prevent platelet aggregation.
c. Aspirin will decrease the pain level.
d. Aspirin will prevent deep venous thrombosis.

Question 2

You are planning to teach a client about her disease and decide to give her a short paper-pencil, true/false test at the end of your teaching. Which domain of learning will you be evaluating with this technique?

a. Cognitive c. Psychomotor
b. Affective d. Behavioral

bd5255 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Aspirin has no effect on the current clot; that will be broken down by the fibri-nolytic system but not in time to save the heart muscle.
B Aspirin affects platelet aggregation and will prevent the current blockage from increasing and other clots from forming.
C Aspirin has no effect here.
D Aspirin has no effect here.

Answer to Question 2

A
A paper-pencil test is a tool to use when evaluating a client's cognitive domain. The cognitive domain
is centered on knowledge, or what the learner knows.