The nurse is preparing to teach a group of adult women about the signs and symptoms of a myo-cardial infarction (heart attack)
The nurse will include in the teaching plan the results of research that demonstrate women may experience specific symptoms, such as:
1. Visual difficulties
2. Epigastric pain
3. Loss of motor function unilaterally
4. Right scapular discomfort and stiffness
ANS: 2
Epigastric pain is a symptom of a myocardial infarction in women. Visual disturbances, loss of motor function unilaterally, and right scapular discomfort and stiffness are not symptoms of a myocardial infarction in women.
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