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Look forward and never hold your breath
Answer:
A. Assess the client's level of pain and administer prescribed analgesics.
Explanation:
The cardinal or major symptom of myocardial infarction (MI) is persistent, crushing substernal pain or pressure. Therefore nurse should first assess the client's pain and prepare to administer anagelsics like, Nitroglycerin or Morphine for pain control. The Nurse must ensure that the client is medically stabilized before pulmonary artery catheterization can be used as a diagnostic procedure. Anxiety and a feeling of impending doom are characteristic of MI, but the priority is to stabilize the client medically. Don't forget to inform the client and his family about every step of the recovery process, this action isn't really of top priority when treating a client with a suspected MI.
