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ER/ICU/OP Supervisor · 12-27-2004, 12:02 PM

Does anyone have a policy on Telemetry strip documentation in the ICU? Please share if you do.

1mg.epi · 01-01-2005, 05:47 AM

On admission, during any significant event, a strip is ran every 4 hours, we have arrhythmia record we tape it to. Must be interpreted with a signature. Strips also print out alarm limits and if they are on.

If the patient goes in and out of A-Fib all night long you do not need a strip for each change.
BUT, if the patient goes in and out of V-TAC. need a start of the rhythm and a strip when goes out. Out EP dock likes to see that.

12-27-2004, 12:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
ER/ICU/OP Supervisor Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	ICU Policies Does anyone have a policy on Telemetry strip documentation in the ICU? Please share if you do.

01-01-2005, 05:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
1mg.epi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sherwood, Arkansas Posts: 351	Re: ICU Policies On admission, during any significant event, a strip is ran every 4 hours, we have arrhythmia record we tape it to. Must be interpreted with a signature. Strips also print out alarm limits and if they are on. If the patient goes in and out of A-Fib all night long you do not need a strip for each change. BUT, if the patient goes in and out of V-TAC. need a start of the rhythm and a strip when goes out. Out EP dock likes to see that.

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