A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He has an order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse do first when he complains of chest pain?
A) Call the physician
B) Ask the patient to lie back and try to relax
C) Have the patient swallow a tablet every 5 minutes for 15 minutes
D) Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided
B
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