Which Nursing Interventions Are Indicated When Measuring Pulmonary Artery Wedge

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which nursing interventions are indicated when measuring pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) ? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)Use a volume of no more than 1.25 mL to inflate the balloon.
• B)Pull back on the syringe to deflate the balloon.
• C)Leave the balloon slightly inflated to maintain integrity.
• D)Maintain balloon inflation for 3 to 5 minutes to obtain a stable reading.
• E)If there is any resistance during inflation do not continue.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from the sample statistics, that is likely to contain the population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Population Mean

Population mean is the average of all the values in a population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how spread out the numbers are from the mean.

Confidence Interval

A series of values, obtained from statistics of a sample, that has a high probability of including the value of an unseen population parameter.