Chest pain in emergency department: Effectiveness of nursing intervention Triage

Prevalence of chest pain in the emergency departmentis 5-20% of visits. The diagnostic possibilities are numerousand range from trivial to emergency health conditions thatare time dependent, hence the need to perform anadequate priority at the time of triage.Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of nursingintervention in triage in the emergency department (NIC6364) in patients with chest pain.Descriptive study conducted in the emergencydepartment of the Hospital Nuestra Se ora del Prado fromDecember 2008 until June 2009.1030 patients were included. It has been observed thatthe prevalence of chest pain and its characteristics is similarto that reported in other studies. We found that thediagnostic approach to the assessment made of the patient'smedical triage unstructured approaches the final diagnosisat discharge from it. It has been shown that testing timesare improved with respect to internationally establishedquality indicators.