Chest Pain and NCLEX

[Turd Ferguson]

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?

[jelly221,RN, MSN]

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...