A patient in the emergency department has severe chest pain. The nurse administers morphine intravenously. The patient asks the nurse why morphine is given. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Morphine helps by reducing anxiety and relieving pain."
b. "Morphine helps by reducing pain and dissolving clots."
c. "Morphine helps by relieving pain and lowering blood pressure."
d. "Morphine helps by relieving pain and reducing the cardiac oxygen demand."
D
IV morphine is the treatment of choice for STEMI-associated pain. Besides relieving pain, it promotes vasodilation and reduces cardiac preload, which lowers the cardiac oxygen demand. It does not reduce anxiety, dissolve clots, or lower blood pressure.
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