Administration of an Aspirin on Arrival to the Emergency Department

question 24

Multiple Choice

Administration of an aspirin on arrival to the emergency department of patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is considered a best practice standard of care because of the outcomes data collected by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology.Which of the following actions by the nurse would require an intervention based on the standards of care practiced by all institutions?

• A)Obtaining an ECG
• B)Placing oxygen per nasal prongs on the patient
• C)Obtaining cardiac enzymes
• D)Failing to ask about allergies prior to administering aspirin

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