A client is being sent home with a 24-hour Holter monitor device. The nurse should instruct the client to:
1. Change the chest electrodes every 4 hours.
2. Remove the Holter monitor when sleeping.
3. Record any unusual symptoms she might experience.
4. Avoid drinking any alcoholic beverages.
Answer: 3
1. Electrodes are only changed if needed.
2. The monitor is kept on the entire 24 hours.
3. Activity and unusual symptoms should be recorded in order to provide a record to correlate with the ECG tracings.
4. Food and beverage restrictions are not indicated.
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