Which Statement Regarding Heart-Monitoring Devices in the Cardiac Care Unit

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding heart-monitoring devices in the cardiac care unit is true?

• A) Femoral vein monitors are the most informative cardiac monitoring devices.
• B) In general, it is more serious to disrupt a venous line than an arterial line.
• C) In general, the closer a device is to the heart, the riskier its disruption is.
• D) Nurses and physicians are the only professionals trained to read the cardiac monitors.

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