The nurse is preparing a patient for insertion of an intraventricular catheter intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring device. What is an advantage of this device?
A) Must be inserted in the operating room
B) Catheter tip located in the lateral ventricle
C) Less mechanical drift of the measurement over time
D) Lower rate of infection because of no fluid reservoir
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