title: Present status of cardiac pacing: a nursing perspective.
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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Service, West Penn Allegheny Health System, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rost
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / Q000266:history / Q000451:nursing / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019990:Perioperative Care