The Nurse Instructs a Patient with a Myocardial Infarction About

question 30

Multiple Choice

The nurse instructs a patient with a myocardial infarction about the disease process. Which patient statement indicates that additional teaching is needed?

• A) "A heart attack is the same as a myocardial infarction (MI)."
• B) "A heart attack causes tissue death, and that part of the heart may not pump as well."
• C) "A heart attack in the anterior wall of the heart can be very serious because a large portion of the heart may not pump as well."
• D) "Angina always leads first to decreased blood flow to the heart muscle and then to tissue death."

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