Question

A 60-year-old woman has been brought to the emergency department (ed) by ambulance after she experienced a sudden onset of dyspnea and phoned 911. the woman is obese but claims an unremarkable medical history and denies chest pain. when assessing this patient, the nurse in the ed should be aware that:

Answer 1

The nurse should assess the situation and have the knowledge or need to be aware of the symptoms that the patient is experiencing. Since she is experiencing chest pain, the nurse should assess if the patient is experiencing myocardial infarction even if the patient has unremarkable medical history for the myocardial infarction in women are different than the male gender.