Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old mal…

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male with a history of heart disease who is experiencing chest pain. Upon your arrival on scene, you find the patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic, and with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg. The patient is alert and states he has taken his prescribed nitroglycerin but still has persistent pain. Enroute to the hospital: You decide to administer aspirin (chewable 325 mg) and prepare for potential nitroglycerin administration, depending on his vital signs. You also consider using oxygen to assist with his breathing. On Scene: You assess the patient further and note a heart rate of 110 bpm and an oxygen saturation of 92%. You have protocols that allow you to administer nitroglycerin if the blood pressure is above 100 mmHg. If the patient reports a headache after nitroglycerin administration, what does this indicate? 

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old mal…

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male with a history of heart disease who is experiencing chest pain. Upon your arrival on scene, you find the patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic, and with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg. The patient is alert and states he has taken his prescribed nitroglycerin but still has persistent pain. Enroute to the hospital: You decide to administer aspirin (chewable 325 mg) and prepare for potential nitroglycerin administration, depending on his vital signs. You also consider using oxygen to assist with his breathing. On Scene: You assess the patient further and note a heart rate of 110 bpm and an oxygen saturation of 92%. You have protocols that allow you to administer nitroglycerin if the blood pressure is above 100 mmHg. Post Scene: After administering the medications, you monitor the patient’s vital signs and symptoms throughout transport to the hospital. After administering medications, how frequently should you reassess the patient’s vital signs? 

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old mal…

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male with a history of heart disease who is experiencing chest pain. Upon your arrival on scene, you find the patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic, and with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg. The patient is alert and states he has taken his prescribed nitroglycerin but still has persistent pain. Enroute to the hospital: You decide to administer aspirin (chewable 325 mg) and prepare for potential nitroglycerin administration, depending on his vital signs. You also consider using oxygen to assist with his breathing. On Scene: You assess the patient further and note a heart rate of 110 bpm and an oxygen saturation of 92%. You have protocols that allow you to administer nitroglycerin if the blood pressure is above 100 mmHg. Post Scene: After administering the medications, you monitor the patient’s vital signs and symptoms throughout transport to the hospital. Which piece of information is crucial to document upon arrival at the hospital? 

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old mal…

Scenario: You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male with a history of heart disease who is experiencing chest pain. Upon your arrival on scene, you find the patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic, and with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg. The patient is alert and states he has taken his prescribed nitroglycerin but still has persistent pain. Enroute to the hospital: You decide to administer aspirin (chewable 325 mg) and prepare for potential nitroglycerin administration, depending on his vital signs. You also consider using oxygen to assist with his breathing. On Scene: You assess the patient further and note a heart rate of 110 bpm and an oxygen saturation of 92%. You have protocols that allow you to administer nitroglycerin if the blood pressure is above 100 mmHg. What vital sign change would most concern you before administering nitroglycerin? 

Scenario:You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male…

Scenario:You are responding to a call for a 60-year-old male with a history of heart disease who is experiencing chest pain. Upon your arrival on scene, you find the patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic, and with a blood pressure of 90/60 mmHg. The patient is alert and states he has taken his prescribed nitroglycerin but still has persistent pain.Enroute to the hospital:You decide to administer aspirin (chewable 325 mg) and prepare for potential nitroglycerin administration, depending on his vital signs. You also consider using oxygen to assist with his breathing.If the patient’s condition worsens enroute, what should be your immediate action?

The nurse is assessing a client with a history of rheumatoid…

The nurse is assessing a client with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who has just returned from the x-ray department after a CT of the spine. While assisting the client from the wheelchair to the bed, the client states, “I have a terrible pain and tingling going down my arm, and I can’t turn my neck.” What is the nurse’s next action after assessing the client?