Nurse attributions in the handling of transcutaneous pacemaker in elderly patients: Integrative review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i287p7662-7677Keywords:
Bradycadia, Artificial pacemaker, Nursing care, Elderly, Emergency medical careAbstract
Objective: : to investigate the national and international scientific production regarding the actions and handling of the transcutaneous pacemaker in elderly. Method: integrative review, made in the databases Scopus”, “Web of Science”, “EMBASE”, “PUBMED”, and “MEDLINE”, for the period 2012 to 2022. Findings: there were selected eight articles, all international, and only one conducted by nurses. Categorized into: (1) Possibilities and limitations of the use from the transcutaneous pacemaker in clinical practice; (2) Nursing care when utilizing transcutaneous pacemaker in elderly and (3) Systematization of Nursing Care and approach to patients using transcutaneous pacemaker. Conclusion: the main Nursing Care approaches to elderly who use transcutaneous pacemaker are prevent skin burn; drug administration; pain management; monitoring vital signs; evaluation of heart activity; investigating family history and drugs in use; performing physical examination and peripheral venous access.