Author/Editor		Brvar, Maruša; Klančar, Slavica
Title		Obravnava bolnika s prsno bolečino v urgentni ambulanti
Translated title		Nursing care of patient with chest pain at emergency department
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja 5. Zbornik 6. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1999 jun 16-19; Portorož. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1999
Volume		str. 407-10
Language		slo
Abstract		Acute chest pain is one of the most common complaints in medicine. It may be a symptom of cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal, neural, gastrointestinal or functional disorders. As nurses are often the first healt care proffesionals to come in contact with the patient who is experiencing acute chest pain, they are frequently responsible for rapidly differentiating the more serious conditions, which carry the risk of sudden death from many less serious causes of chest pain. The major tool of assessment used by the nurse in evaluating acute chest pain is the health history regarding the pain which is then followed by basic techniques of examination (ECG, vital signs, general survey of the patient). Appropriate therapeutic interventions can be initiated. Rapid diagnosis and immediate intervention can alter clinical outcome. During the initial assessment, the nurse must display to the distressed patient an empathetic, calming confidence.
Descriptors		CHEST PAIN EMERGENCY NURSING TRIAGE MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING