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Course Objectives: The goal of this program is to update nurses' knowledge of acute and chronic care provided in the emergency department. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to: Explain the reasons for the increase of patients seeking chronic care in the emergency setting. Identify common disorders that result in patients seeking chronic care in the emergency setting. Describe how chronic care delivered in the emergency setting differs from that in traditional primary care settings.