“Just Because We Can Doesn’t Mean We Should”: views of nurses on deactivation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

PURPOSE: This study aims to identify nurses’ concerns about the clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of deactivating cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). METHODS: We used focus groups to discuss decision making in CIED management. RESULTS: Fourteen nurses described the informed con...

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Main Authors: Kramer, Daniel B., Ottenberg, Abigale L., Gerhardson, Samantha, Mueller, Luke A., Kaufman, Sharon R., Koenig, Barbara A., Mueller, Paul S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733086/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21805140
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-011-9596-7
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