title: Teaching telemetry.
abstract: For patients on telemetry monitoring, knowledge is power--and comfort. You can develop informative tools to help critical care nurses put these patients at ease.
authors.affiliation: Yale-New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Squires
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciecior
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010174:Pamphlets; D018579:Patient Selection; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology