A patient comes to the Cardiovascular Care Unit with a blood pressure of 94/68, a heart rate of 124 and chest pain rated as 8/10. The patient has already taken one 0.04 mg tablet of Nitroglycerin five minutes ago. What should the NP do next?
A) Take the patient's blood pressure and put them on the monitor.
B) Administer a dose of Morphine 2 mg IV and re-assess pain.
C) Obtain a stat EKG.
D) Administer another dose of 0.04 mg tablet of Nitroglycerin.
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