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J Nurse Pract
; 19(6): 104599, 2023 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2296892
ABSTRACT
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a virtual telephone advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) led chest pain clinic was set up because face-to-face clinic visits had ceased. Methods: This retrospective cohort analysis compared the ANP virtual chest pain clinic to the face-to-face nurse specialist-led clinic. Results: Autonomous nursing management was significantly higher in the virtual clinic, and significantly fewer patients were referred for functional testing. Coronary arterial disease (CAD) diagnosis did not differ. Conclusion: ANP autonomy and experience enabled continued chest pain assessment and CAD diagnosis via a virtual telephone clinic.