A client has presented to the emergency department with an acute myocardial infarction (MI). What action by the nurse is best to meet The Joint Commission's Core Measures outcomes?
a. Obtain an electrocardiogram (ECG) now and in the morning.
b. Give the client an aspirin.
c. Notify the Rapid Response Team.
d. Prepare to administer thrombolytics.
ANS: B
The Joint Commission's Core Measures set for acute MI require that aspirin is administered when a client with MI presents to the emergency department or when an MI occurs in the hospital. A rapid ECG is vital, but getting another one in the morning is not part of the Core Measures set. The Rapid Response Team is not needed if an emergency department provider is available. Thrombolytics may or may not be needed.
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