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Thank's Linda. Is the nurse performing these tasks wil full responsibility? Is there Proctocols for each problem? which can be the nerses motivations to devote the attention to pacing? In general, portuguese nurses are not involved in late post op care. This is even more important, because the implant ratio (brady) is 400 new implants per million hab. and more and more the pacemaker patient is subjected to other comorbidities, needing nursing actions to troubleshoot issues, and there are no prepared nurses for that. My experience is very unusual, because it cames from my previous job in the Industry. :)

Dear moonshadeau, Thank's for your reply. I talking about patients with a Pacemaker implanted for a while, and I'm glad RN can do all that. Are any nurse fully commited to pacemaker patients only, or in general all RN do care of these patients? Which resposibilities? Is it Pacing an attractive area for nurses? Because in Portugal is dificult to find nurses with knowledge in pacing, and with skills, and just a few would like to invest in this area. I have experience in Pacing ( both taqui and brady, also experience in Bi-ventricular implants and follow up), and I´m looking for reasons why portuguese nurses do not care about pacing.

I would be very interested to know which roles and responsibilities do nurses have caring for patients with a implanted pacemaker. I'm a Portuguese nurse, therefore sharing experiences with professionals from other countries can benefit everione. In gereral, Portuguese nurses do not have expertise on follow-up, and the majority only perform pré and post op tasks, as well as circulation tasks during implant procedure. Is there any other experiences out there? 1- Do institutions have dedicated nurses providing care to pacemaker patients ( which can be the added value of such strategy from a organizational perspective). 2- Which can be the rational (from a management perspective) to have nurses, and not other allied professionals doing the job. Any comments you may have are wellcome. Eduardo Valentim