2017
DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000339
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Knowledge of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Purpose and Function Among Nurses in the United States

Abstract: The ICD knowledge of US nurses in 2015 was similar to that reported in the United Kingdom in 2004, with limited knowledge about the complexities of modern ICD devices. Such deficits in knowledge may affect the quality of education provided to ICD recipients in preparing them to live safely with an ICD.

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“…Desse modo, por se tratar de cuidado complexo e específico, o conhecimento, o delineamento e a clareza das competências profissionais tornam-se essenciais no cuidado ao paciente portador de marca-passo. Em estudo sobre competências profissionais em marca-passo, os autores destacam que o enfermeiro deve conhecer o funcionamento do equipamento, saber identificar os traçados eletrocardiográficos e o processo fisiopatológico da doença que acomete o paciente 23 .…”
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“…Desse modo, por se tratar de cuidado complexo e específico, o conhecimento, o delineamento e a clareza das competências profissionais tornam-se essenciais no cuidado ao paciente portador de marca-passo. Em estudo sobre competências profissionais em marca-passo, os autores destacam que o enfermeiro deve conhecer o funcionamento do equipamento, saber identificar os traçados eletrocardiográficos e o processo fisiopatológico da doença que acomete o paciente 23 .…”
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“…Thus, for being a complex and specific care measure, knowledge, design and clarity of professional competencies become essential in the care of patients with pacemakers. In a study on professional competencies in pacemakers, the authors emphasize that nurses should know how the device works, as well as how to identify the electrocardiographic tracings and the pathophysiological process of the disease that affects the patient 23 .…”
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“…They can spend enough time to educate and support patients and help those who have experienced the anxiety of ICD shock to increase ICD acceptance ( 4 ). In this context, nurses play a key role in the process of training patients with ICDs ( 20 ). In addition to determining the physical condition, nurses should assess patients’ concerns about sexual and spiritual conditions and coping strategies ( 21 ).…”
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