Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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J Am Assoc Nurse Pract · Feb 2016
Implementation of a rapid chest pain protocol in the emergency department: A quality improvement project.
The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project is to compare the effectiveness of a rapid 90-min chest pain screening and evaluation protocol to a 120-min screening and evaluation protocol in determining patient readiness for hospital admission or discharge home. ⋯ Use of the rapid screening and evaluation protocol decreased the time to disposition by an average of 73 min, which enhanced ED flow without influencing disposition and patient safety.