Nurse attributions in the handling of transcutaneous pacemaker in elderly patients: Integrative review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i287p7662-7677

Keywords:

Bradycadia, Artificial pacemaker, Nursing care, Elderly, Emergency medical care

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Simone Nogueira Silveira

Nurse. Specialist. Student of the Postgraduate Program in Health Care Practice – Professional Master's, Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba (PR), Brazil.

Tatiane Prette Kuznier

Nurse. PhD. Adjunct Professor. Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba (PR), Brazil.

Susanne Elero Betiolli

Nurse. PhD. Adjunct Professor. Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba (PR), Brazil.

Thaís Lazaroto Roberto Cordeiro

Nurse. Teacher. Doctoral student in Health Education and Science at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.

Ingrid Marcela Pinto Gariba de Andrade

Nurse. Specialist in Intensive Care Unicenp and Collection, Donation and Transplantation of Organs and Tissues for Transplantation at Hospital Israelista Albert Einstein. Student of the Postgraduate Program in Health Care Practice. Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba (PR), Brazil.

Luany Caroline Adamovicz Bork

Nurse. Specialist. Student of the Postgraduate Program in Health Care Practice – Professional Master's, Federal University of Paraná. Curitiba (PR), Brazil.

Published

2022-04-14

How to Cite

Simone Nogueira Silveira, Tatiane Prette Kuznier, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Thaís Lazaroto Roberto Cordeiro, Ingrid Marcela Pinto Gariba de Andrade, & Luany Caroline Adamovicz Bork. (2022). Nurse attributions in the handling of transcutaneous pacemaker in elderly patients: Integrative review. Nursing Edição Brasileira, 25(287), 7662–7677. https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i287p7662-7677

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Artigos Cientí­ficos