If a patient with angina has chest pain after the administration of a 0.5-mg sublingual nitroglycerin tablet, the nurse should:
1. provide a second dose in 5 minutes.
2. continue dosing at 10-minute intervals for 1 hour.
3. initiate CPR.
4. instruct the patient to swallow the next tablet whole.
Correct Answer: 1
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