Multiple Choice
The intensive care unit (ICU) nurse educator determines that teaching a new staff nurse about arterial pressure monitoring has been effective when the nurse
A) balances and calibrates the monitoring equipment every 2 hours.
B) positions the zero-reference stopcock line level with the phlebostatic axis.
C) ensures that the patient is supine with the head of the bed flat for all readings.
D) rechecks the location of the phlebostatic axis with changes in the patient's position.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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