The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Charge Nurse Will Determine That

The intensive care unit (ICU) charge nurse will determine that teaching about hemodynamic monitoring for a new staff nurse has been effective when the new nurse

A) positions the zero-reference stopcock line level with the phlebostatic axis.
B) balances and calibrates the hemodynamic monitoring equipment every hour.
C) rechecks the location of the phlebostatic axis when changing the patient's position.
D) ensures that the patient is lying supine with the head of the bed flat for all readings.

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