Implementating a Chest Pain Screening Tool in a Primary Care Setting

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Wanda Sanders (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: "NURS 8269 DNP Scholarly Project Abstract:

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Language: English

Date: 2017

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Background and Significance: Chest pain is one of most common complaints that prompt patients to seek medical assistance in the primary care setting and is typically ruled out as non-cardiac once a thorough assessment is completed (Bostock-Cox, 2012). Providers need to distinguish between typical vs. atypical presentation of cardiac pain to prevent a misdiagnosis. Each year inaccurate assessments of chest pain results in an increase in health care costs to emergency departments due to the increased number of visits or needless referrals (Ebell, 2011).

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