Check for ungrounded electrical equipment. Keep dressing over wires dry and intact when not in use. Electromicroshock and EMI can cause the pulse generator to fail. Monitor patient for complications. Restrict patient mobility depending on insertion site.
All invasive procedures have a percentage of complications that can be prevented by an astute nurse.
Document location, type of pacing, pacing mode, stimulus threshold, sensitivity setting, pacing rate and intervals, intrinsic rhythm, and percent of pacing. Post sample tracings. Proper documentation assists in the care of the patient and early recognition and prevention of complications. There have been Visitors to this website.