Basic Adult Health Care NCLEX Heart Questions

Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets begin to work within 1 to 2 minutes. How should the nurse instruct the client to use the drug when chest pain occurs?

A. Take one tablet every 2 to 5 minutes until the pain stops.

B. Take one tablet and rest for 10 minutes. Call the physician if pain persists after 10 minutes.

C. Take one tablet, then an additional tablet every 5 minutes for a total of three tablets. Call the physician if pain persists after three tablets.

D. Take one tablet. If pain persists after 5 minutes, take two tablets. If pain still persists 5 minutes later, call the physician.

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