A client diagnose with stable angina secondary to ischemic heart disease has a prescription for sublingual (SL) nitroglycerin (NTG). The nurse should tell the client to follow which instructions if chest pain is not relieved after taking 3 NTG tables 5 min apart?
a. drive to the nearest emergency department b. take another NTG SL tablet and lie down
until angina subsides
c. call primary healthcare provider
d. call 911 pain is unrelieved and chew a tablet of aspirin 325mg
Ans: d. call 911 pain is unrelieved and chew a tablet of aspirin 325mg
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