[The nursing competence in the high risk: from triage to medical care].
Identification of patients with suspect acute coronary syndrome begins from the evaluation of chest pain by the triage nursing. The nurse, through a diligent triage examination, gathers information so that patients undergo an adequate and correct diagnostic-therapeutic process. Once the level of risk is defined, it is very important to determine the welfare program and to follow normal practice of monitoring to prevent and early recognize patients with acute coronary syndrome at high risk.
Restelli
Patrizia
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Dipartimento di Emergenza ed Accettazione, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano. patrizia.restelli@tin.it
D000208:Acute Disease; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage