Course Code: REL-ACU-0-EMACP
Hours: 1.25
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Describe common non-life-threatening and life-threatening causes of chest pain.
Identify diagnostics and interventions for chest pain.
Explain how implicit bias can affect clinical care of patients with chest pain.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
Introduction
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Overview
Overview of Approach and Exam
Review
Section 3: Differential Diagnoses and Diagnostics
Common Causes of Non-Life-Threatening Chest Pain
Common Causes of Life-Threatening Chest Pain
Review
Summary
Section 4: Interventions
Interventions for Stabilization
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor(s)
Resources
References
Writer: Keith O'Dwyer
Keith O’Dwyer is a subject matter expert (SME) writer at Relias. He earned his Master of Science in Health Informatics from the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and is a Bachelor of Science prepared nurse from Baylor University. He has over 10 years of experience in healthcare, both in medical/surgical and emergency services fields as a bedside clinician, and clinical educator.
Reviewer: Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN
Rebecca Smallwood, MBA, RN, has experience across multiple healthcare settings including: rural and urban acute care hospitals, public health, ambulatory surgery, higher education, and commercial healthcare learning organizations. Her roles have included: medical/surgical, ED, and OR Staff and Charge Nurse; Director of School Health Services/School Nurse; Public Health Epidemiology and Bioterrorism Preparedness Specialist; Infection Control Practitioner; Quality Management Specialist; Organizational Development Specialist and Educator. Prior to joining Relias as an acute care SME Writer in 2017 and Curriculum Designer in 2021, she provided consultation to Swank Healthcare and was the Director of Education Services for Health.edu, a division of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Rebecca earned a diploma in nursing from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Lubbock, Texas in 1989 and an MBA from Wayland Baptist University in 2010 with an emphasis in healthcare administration.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.