Discharge of Non-Acute Coronary Syndrome Chest Pain Patients From Emergency Care to an Advanced Nurse Practitioner-Led Chest Pain Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study of Referral Source and Final Diagnosis.

CONCLUSIONS: The study fills a gap in the literature on the follow up of non-ACS patients who present to ED and used advanced cardiology nursing expertise in the ED and chest pain clinic. The advanced nurse referred more patients who were diagnosed with coronary disease, reflecting the expertise, experience, and efficiency of the advanced cardiology nurse-led service.
PMID: 27755226 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - October 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Ingram SJ, McKee G, Quirke MB, Kelly N, Moloney A Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research