The nurse is assisting with teaching a patient who has had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). On which understanding should a nurse base teaching?
a. TIAs are not serious, and the patient should have no further problems.
b. A TIA is predictive that the patient will have a heart attack within 1 year.
c. A TIA is a forewarning that the patient is at risk for a cerebrovascular accident (stroke).
d. A TIA is a medical emergency that requires immediate surgical intervention.
ANS: C
About a third of patients who experience a TIA will have a stroke in the future. Urgent evaluation of TIA is essential in order to decrease the risk of stroke. There are no data related to myocardial infarction (MI) prediction. It is not a surgical problem.
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