A client presents to the emergency department with an acute myocardial infarction (MI)at 1500 (3:00 PM).The facility has 24-hour catheterization laboratory abilities.To meet The Joint Commission's Core Measures set,by what time should the client have a percutaneous coronary intervention performed?

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The Joint Commission's Core Measures set for MI includes percutaneous coronary intervention within 90 minutes of diagnosis of myocardial infarction.Therefore,the client should have a percutaneous coronary intervention performed no later than 1630 (4:30 PM).

A Client Presents to the Emergency Department with an Acute