Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 92%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
History and PhysicalNurses' Notes
Vital Signs
1000:
Client reports after eating breakfast this morning at 0630 that they began feeling tightness in chest that radiates to left arm. History:
Hyperlipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus. Non-smoker. Denies use of alcohol or recreational drug use.
A nurse is admitting a client who reports tightness in their chest that radiates to left arm. Select the findings below that would indicate that the client has a potential problem.
Correct answer
A, C, G
Rationale
The choices indicate a cardiac issue; symptoms suggest acute coronary syndrome.