A patient is brought into the ED by family members who tell the nurse the patient grabbed his chest and complained of substernal chest pain
The care team recognizes the need to monitor the patient's cardiac function closely while interventions are performed. What form of monitoring should the nurse anticipate?
A) Left-sided heart catheterization
B) Cardiac telemetry
C) Transesophageal echocardiography
D) Hardwire continuous ECG monitoring
Ans: D
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Two types of continuous ECG monitoring techniques are used in health care settings: hardwire cardiac monitoring, found in EDs, critical care units, and progressive care units; and telemetry, found in general nursing care units or outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs. Cardiac catheterization and transesophageal echocardiography would not be used in emergent situations to monitor cardiac function.
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