Colorado Association of Nurses for the Developmentally Disabled

A Systematic Approach to Assessing Chest Pain

CE Information
1.0 CNE credit
Completion Time
1 hour
Available Until
May 14, 2026
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Overview

Clinical Topics
Cardiovascular Disease and Heart

This presentation will briefly review the physiology of chest pain and differentiate between the different types of chest pain with emphasis on life threatening symptoms.  The elements of cardiac assessment including the importance of a comprehensive subjective assessment and focused physical assessment will be described in detail.  This presentation will further discuss appropriate nursing interventions for patients presenting with complaints of chest pain as well as the pitfalls that can lead to missed diagnoses and clinical judgment errors including incomplete assessment, errors in clinical reasoning, poor documentation, scope of practice issues and failure to rescue.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe physiology of chest pain.
  2. Identify persons at increased risk for cardiac events.
  3. Identify pertinent history for chest pain.
  4. Identify physical assessment components for chest pain.
  5. Increase awareness of pitfalls in assessments.

Speakers

Renee Greengard MSN, RN, CNP,CCHP, FAANP

Family Nurse Practitioner, Centurion Managed Care Services

Teaching Specialist and Clinical Instructor, University of Minnesota FNP Program

As an advanced practice nurse and as a correctional nurse expert, Renee’s particular interests are in the areas of care of pregnant incarcerated women, primary care and chronic disease management. Also a dedicated educator, Renee’ shares her knowledge and expertise with undergraduate student nurses at the University of Minnesota and with nurse practitioners and correctional nurses through her educational presentations at correctional healthcare conferences in Minnesota and at NCCHC educational conferences.

CE Information

This activity offers 1.0 CNE credit to attendees.

Accredited by Florida Board of Nursing.

The American Correctional Nurses Association is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider #50-31772. This certificate must be retained for at least 4 years - do not forward to the Board of Nursing unless requested to do so.

Disclosures

This webinar awards 1 contact hour of continuing education for nurses.

Criteria for successful completion of this webinar includes:
               Attendance at the entire presentation
               Completion of the post-test, and the presentation evaluation.

The American Correctional Nurses Association is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider #50-31772.

No one with the ability to control the content of this activity has declared a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company.

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A Systematic Approach to Assessing Chest Pain

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