A Nurse Is Caring for an Older Hospitalized Patient Who

A nurse is caring for an older hospitalized patient who recently suffered a myocardial infarction (MI) . The patient asks the nurse, "I didn't even know that I had a heart attack. I did not have crushing chest pain like you see on television. Why didn't I?" The best response by the nurse is:

A) "Older patients do not feel pain in the same way that younger patients do."
B) "Oh, that is just television. Hardly anyone has crushing chest pain when he has a heart attack."
C) "Older people often do not have the typical signs and symptoms when they have a heart attack."
D) "Older people never have chest pain when they have a heart attack."