A Client Recovering from an Acute Myocardial Infarction Is Prescribed

question 52

Multiple Choice

A client recovering from an acute myocardial infarction is prescribed aspirin.Which teaching points should the nurse include regarding this prescription? Select all that apply.

• A) Report any itching after seven days of taking.
• B) Check with your healthcare provider before taking herbal remedies.
• C) Take at a different time of day than warfarin.
• D) Report bleeding or bruising to the healthcare provider.
• E) Do not skip any scheduled appointments to have blood drawn for labs.

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Definitions:

Cuneiform

Relating to the wedge-shaped bones or in the context of ancient writing systems, specifically an early system of writing with wedge-shaped marks.

Concussion

A type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull.

Temporal Bone

A bone of the skull, located at the sides and base of the skull, and housing the structures of the ears.

Tarsal Bone

One of seven ankle bones.