A patient has a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter placed. What should the nurse recognize as the purpose of this catheter?
A. The patient requires evaluation of left ventricular pressures each shift.
B. The patient cannot tolerate hemodynamic monitoring.
C. The patient would benefit from having the right ventricle pressures measured each shift.
D. The patient requires a peripheral intravenous catheter for medication administration.
Answer: A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
As medical care has evolved, it has become more common for children with genetic disorders to live longer. What impact does this have on health care delivery for the nurse providing care for these children?
1. Health care delivery is becoming more complex, despite these children requiring less care as they age. 2. Nurses should not spend much time at the bedside, as these children will eventually die of these disorders. 3. Nurses must be familiar with increasing numbers of genetic disorders and the care these children require. 4. Health care delivery will become more and more expensive until children with genetic disorders will have to do without.