Pacemaker and ICD Procedure Support | 5-Page PDF | 2026–27 Edition

Devices, implant support, malfunction patterns, and discharge teaching — everything the procedural and inpatient nurse needs around cardiac device implantation.

Decoding the pacing code so it stops being alphabet soup, what your role is during the case, the three failure patterns and how each one looks on the monitor, and the discharge teaching that actually prevents the call-back.

Built for the pocket and the break room, not the library — skim the tables before your shift and use them live.

Part of Cardiac Nurse Playbooks. Instant PDF download, yours to keep.

Educational reference material for licensed clinicians and students. Not medical advice, not a protocol, and not a substitute for your facility's policies, physician orders, or device manufacturer instructions for use. Where this guide and your unit policy disagree, your unit policy wins.