The Role of the Nurse Who Is Caring for a Patient

question 31

Multiple Choice

The role of the nurse who is caring for a patient with invasive hemodynamic monitoring includes which important interventions?

• A) Keeping IV solutions at atmospheric pressure so the monitor obtains accurate patient pressures
• B) Frequent reassessment and evaluation of data in order to tailor therapies to the patient
• C) Using the hemodynamic line for monitoring pressures and not for infusing IV fluids
• D) Zero referencing the transducer to the level of the radial artery

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