Key result
Proposed visual clinical pathway guides nurse practitioners in diagnosing and managing acute PE.
Why the study?
Acute pulmonary embolism is often underdiagnosed due to ambiguous symptoms, creating challenges for nurse practitioners in timely and accurate response.
A proposed visual clinical care pathway aims to assist nurse practitioners in the timely and accurate diagnosis, risk stratification, and evidence-based management of acute pulmonary embolism.
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May aid NP recognition of acute PE; leaves open whether adoption improves outcomes.
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially fatal condition that is often underdiagnosed due to its ambiguous and generalized symptoms. As such, nurse practitioners (NPs) may struggle to respond in a timely and accurate manner to clients presenting with acute PE. Given the complexities of diagnosing and managing PE, we propose a visual clinical care pathway to support NPs in recognizing and stratifying clients' risks of PE. The article provides guidance regarding PE diagnostic testing and offers a summary of effective, evidence-based treatment options for adult clients, including those with cancer.
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Hussein et al. (2021) conducted a review in Acute pulmonary embolism. Visual clinical care pathway was evaluated. A visual clinical care pathway is proposed to support nurse practitioners in recognizing, risk-stratifying, diagnosing, and treating acute pulmonary embolism in adult patients.
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