The role of nurses in a chest pain unit

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-272

  Siebens, Kaat ^a   Moons, Philip ^b   De Geest, Sabina ^b,c   Miljoen, Hielko ^a   Drew, Barbara J ^d   Vrints, Christiaan ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Chest pain unit; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; ST SEGMENT; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORONARY CARE UNITS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 36448988293     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2007.01.095     Document Type: Article

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