A patient tells the nurse that he has been experiencing a "pain in the chest" for the last 3 hours. Which of the following does this information suggest to the nurse?
1. the pain is of non-cardiac origin
2. the patient is in the midst of an acute myocardial infarction
3. the patient is having continuous angina
4. the patient is going to have a heart attack within hours
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Rationale: Chest pain that lasts several seconds or constant pain over a period of hours is not typical pain associated with altered myocardial tissue perfusion. This information should suggest to the nurse that the pain is of non-cardiac origin. The other choices would indicate that the patient's pain is of cardiac origin and are incorrect.
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