NCLEX Style Study Question
Correct answer is posted by Tanya…
Ms. H. is admitted to the coronary care unit to rule out a myocardial infarction. She tells the nurse she is sure it is just angina and cannot understand what the diffrence is between angina and infarct pain. Which response is most appropriate for the nurse to make?
- Anginal pain usually only lasts 3-5 minuts.
- Anginal pain produces clenching of the fists over the chest while acute MI pain does not.
- Anginal pain requires morphine for relief.
- Anginal pain radiates to the left arm while acute MI pain does not.
November 2nd, 2005 at 11:46 pm
1
November 3rd, 2005 at 2:45 am
1 is the answer.
November 3rd, 2005 at 8:16 am
number 1 is the answer
November 3rd, 2005 at 10:48 pm
#1.
By the way, thanks for the NCLEX update! I checked out the Duke U podcast but couldn’t seem to link into anything appropriate for nursing.
November 6th, 2005 at 4:57 am
answer #1
November 7th, 2005 at 6:20 pm
3
November 7th, 2005 at 10:51 pm
# 1
November 10th, 2005 at 5:12 am
#1, Angina usually brief, relieved by rest, SL ntg,
non-radiating.
November 11th, 2005 at 10:37 pm
1
November 15th, 2005 at 4:24 am
Correct answer: 1
Anginal pain is of short duragtion. It is usually relieved by rest. The usual treatment for anginal pain is nitroglycerin. Anginal pain and the pain of an acute MI can both radiate to other locations.