A Client Asks the Nurse If Angina Is the Same

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse if angina is the same thing as having a heart attack. Which response should the nurse provide?

• A) "They have some things in common, for example, severe emotional distress and panic can accompany both angina and myocardial infarction."
• B) "Angina means the heart muscle is not getting enough oxygen, while heart attack, or myocardial infarction, means part of your heart has died."
• C) "Actually, it depends on what type of angina you mean; there are several types."
• D) "They are basically the same."

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Definitions:

Credibility

The quality or power of inspiring belief, often assessing a witness's trustworthiness or reliability in legal proceedings.

Interrogatories

Written questions sent by one party to another in a lawsuit, which must be answered under oath as part of the discovery process.

Under Oath

A legal condition wherein an individual swears to tell the truth or confirms the truthfulness of a statement during legal proceedings.

FRCP 33

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 33, which governs the use of interrogatories to parties in legal proceedings.