Key result
Structured nurse assessment of cardiac chest pain promotes appropriate diagnosis and timely intervention.
Why the study?
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint with multiple potential causes, some life threatening, requiring a structured assessment approach to ensure appropriate diagnosis and intervention.
A structured nursing assessment of adult patients with chest pain is vital for ensuring appropriate diagnosis, timely intervention, and high-quality care.
Supports structured nursing assessment in chest pain pathways; leaves open prospective trials to confirm outcome benefits.
Chest pain is a common presenting complaint for adult patients. Chest pain can be a symptom of multiple conditions, which for some may be life threatening. A structured approach to the assessment of these patients can promote high quality patient care, ensuring appropriate diagnosis and intervention. The nurse has a vital role in chest pain assessment as they are often the first person the patient encounters. They are ideally placed to complete this assessment, order investigations, as well as recognise and escalate deteriorating patients. Nurses often build a rapport with their patients and are key to supporting both patients and their families through this process.
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McCunnell et al. (2026) conducted a review in Cardiac chest pain. Structured approach to chest pain assessment was evaluated. A structured approach to the initial assessment of cardiac chest pain by nurses promotes high-quality patient care, appropriate diagnosis, and timely intervention.
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