Med Surg Nursing Care of Patient on Telemetry
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Nurses working on telemetry units receive training in.... Ans✓✓✓ 12 lead EKG,
basic dysrhythmias, ACLS, and directed at care of the medical, surgical, or other
patient populations the unit provides for.
What are various indications that could warrant 24 hour telemetry? Ans✓✓✓
Ruling out myocardial infarction, unstable BP, implantation of an automatic
defibrillator lead or a pacemaker lead, uncomplicated ablation or an arrhythmia,
or major surgery.
What are various indications that could warrant a 48 hour telemetry? Ans✓✓✓
Acute myocardial infarction, acute and subacute congestive heart failure, thoracic
surgery, acute stroke, complex major surgery
What duties does a specially trained EKG tech have in regards to monitoring?
Ans✓✓✓ These techs will send telemetry reports to the nursing staff every 4
hours. Also, these techs will immediately call the nursing unit when there is a
significant change in cardiac rhythm on a patient.
What is pulse deficit? Ans✓✓✓ The difference between apical pulse and the
radial pulse
What is telemetry? Ans✓✓✓ Continual observation of the heart's electrical
activity used to identify abnormalities in rate, rhythm and conduction. It is also
used to evaluate pacemaker function and responses to various cardiac
medications.
questions with verified answers
Nurses working on telemetry units receive training in.... Ans✓✓✓ 12 lead EKG,
basic dysrhythmias, ACLS, and directed at care of the medical, surgical, or other
patient populations the unit provides for.
What are various indications that could warrant 24 hour telemetry? Ans✓✓✓
Ruling out myocardial infarction, unstable BP, implantation of an automatic
defibrillator lead or a pacemaker lead, uncomplicated ablation or an arrhythmia,
or major surgery.
What are various indications that could warrant a 48 hour telemetry? Ans✓✓✓
Acute myocardial infarction, acute and subacute congestive heart failure, thoracic
surgery, acute stroke, complex major surgery
What duties does a specially trained EKG tech have in regards to monitoring?
Ans✓✓✓ These techs will send telemetry reports to the nursing staff every 4
hours. Also, these techs will immediately call the nursing unit when there is a
significant change in cardiac rhythm on a patient.
What is pulse deficit? Ans✓✓✓ The difference between apical pulse and the
radial pulse
What is telemetry? Ans✓✓✓ Continual observation of the heart's electrical
activity used to identify abnormalities in rate, rhythm and conduction. It is also
used to evaluate pacemaker function and responses to various cardiac
medications.
