Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 86%
Simulated
The nurse obtains verbal prescriptions from the healthcare provider for an antianginal, telemetry, and STAT serum analysis for cardiac isoenzymes, after reading back the prescriptions to the healthcare provider of a client's upper gastric burning, left jaw pain, and nausea. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Initiating telemetry addresses potential myocardial infarction, a priority given the client's symptoms.