Chest Pain and NCLEX

Nursing Students NCLEX

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Still studying for NCLEX... I have a question about chest pain in the hospital.

If a patient complains of crushing chest pain while they're hospitalized, why would you give IV Morphine before you give SL Nitro? My resource says IV Morphine is the priority... why?

Specializes in Neurosciences, cardiac, critical care.
Stop...don't get yourself confused! ALWAYS START WITH THE ABCs!! If you guys start second-guessing the ABCs, it will really get you off track. While MONA is a longing standing rule, it really is oxygen is always first...at least until the AHA changes it.

I just hope NCLEX is up to date with their ACLS algorithms, b/c that's what I go by...

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