title: Looking for clues. A discussion of cardiac event recorders in home healthcare practice.
abstract: Home healthcare nurses have a unique opportunity to observe patients closely as they go about their activities of daily living within their own environment. But nurses must be alert to assess for all signs and symptoms and not ignore those that do not relate solely to the primary diagnosis care.
authors.affiliation: jcolgan@instromedix.com
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Colgan
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014481:United States