A Nurse Is Teaching a Nursing Student Who Wants to Know

question 1

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a nursing student who wants to know how aspirin and nonaspirin first-generation NSAIDs differ. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching?

• A) "Unlike aspirin, first-generation NSAIDs cause reversible inhibition of cyclooxygenase."
• B) "NSAIDs do not increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke; however, unlike ASA, they do not provide protective benefits against those conditions."
• C) "Unlike aspirin, first-generation NSAIDs do not carry a risk of hypersensitivity reactions."
• D) "Unlike aspirin, first-generation NSAIDs cause little or no suppression of platelet aggregation."

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