Ep 10: Five Things About Chest Pain With Laura Owens

In this episode, Liz and Jesse are joined by Laura Owens, Nurse Educator with the Emergency and Trauma Centre at the RBWH. We jump in to one of our most requested topics from our new nurses on the ground – chest pain!

Laura’s Five Things:

1. Be wary of assumptions, don’t close the door early on chest pain.
2. Perform a thorough assessment using a consistent framework.
3. Learn and identify chest pain red flags for serious threats.
4. Escalate using available resources to help.
5. Commence treatment or progress assessment while awaiting help.