title: Helping patients who need a permanent pacemaker.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Recovery Unit, Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cotter
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bixby
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morse
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing