Not Just Chest Pain: Presenting Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome by Gender: A Research to Practice Summary

The triage nurse must be vigilant in identifying vague, nuanced symptoms and gender differences for patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Identifying a female patient presenting for triage with symptoms of ACS requires additional consideration for mild, vague, or nonclassic symptoms compared with male patients. In this issue of Journal of Emergency Nursing, Mirzaei and colleagues1 contribute evidence to triage practice, with an opportunity to review nursing knowledge on presenting complaints and symptoms likely to be related to ACS.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Triage Decisions Source Type: research