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CE Home > Cardiology > CE507 Keeping the Beat: Pacemaker Therapy Grows More Important as the Population Ages
Advanced Practice Course
CE507c · 1.0 hr
Keeping the Beat: Pacemaker Therapy Grows More Important as the Population Ages
Author: Mary Beth Flynn Makic, RN, MS, CNS, CCNS

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Objectives

Electrocardiogram tracings help in the interpretation of pacemaker function. A further explanation of each ECG is provided in the text.

The purpose of this program is to provide nurses with information about indications for pacemaker insertion, the functioning of pacemakers, and the important elements of patient education after insertion of a pacemaker. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Explain how pacemakers work.
  • Describe three indications for pacemaker insertion.
  • Give four examples of the instructions patients should receive.
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