A patient presents to the ED in distress and complaining of crushing chest pain. What is the nurses priority for assessment?
A) Prompt initiation of an ECG
B) Auscultation of the patients point of maximal impulse (PMI)
C) Rapid assessment of the patients peripheral pulses
D) Palpation of the patients cardiac apex
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