While Caring for a Patient in the Intensive Care Unit

question 19

Multiple Choice

While caring for a patient in the intensive care unit, when should the nurse plan to conduct the square wave test on the patient's arterial pressure monitoring system? Select all that apply.

• A) At the beginning of the shift
• B) After drawing blood
• C) When the arterial tracing is not consistent with an auscultated blood pressure
• D) When the monitoring cable is disconnected from the flush system
• E) Any time the patient's position is changed

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Definitions:

Subliminal Priming

The use of stimuli presented below the threshold of conscious perception to influence thoughts, feelings, or actions.

Conscious Awareness

The mental state of being fully present and aware of oneself and the surroundings.

Subliminal Sounds

Sounds that are played below the conscious level of hearing, purportedly influencing behavior or perception.

Subliminal Sights

Visual stimuli that are below one's threshold for conscious perception but can influence thoughts, feelings, or actions.