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. 2000 May;23(1):1-19; quiz 81.
doi: 10.1097/00002727-200005000-00002.

Present status of cardiac pacing: a nursing perspective

J Boyle  1 , M K Rost
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Present status of cardiac pacing: a nursing perspective

J Boyle et al. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2000 May.

Abstract

In this article, we focus on the nurse's role as caregiver and patient advocate for individuals requiring cardiac pacing. The history of cardiac pacing, new trends, indications for pacing, pacemaker dysfunction and complications, types of pacing, and nursing considerations will be discussed.

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