A Patient Is Undergoing Preoperative Teaching Before His Cardiac Surgery

A patient is undergoing preoperative teaching before his cardiac surgery and the nurse is aware that a temporary pacemaker will be placed later that day. What is the nurses responsibility in the care of the patients pacemaker?

A) Monitoring for pacemaker malfunction or battery failure
B) Determining when it is appropriate to remove the pacemaker
C) Making necessary changes to the pacemaker settings
D) Selecting alternatives to future pacemaker use