The nurse reviews a new order written for a patient with heart failure. When should invasive hemodynamic monitoring be considered for this patient? Select all that apply.

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1. Fatigue does not indicate that the patient's condition is deteriorating.
2. Severe dyspnea at rest indicates the presence of severe symptoms despite changing therapy.
3. Cool, clammy extremities occurs in heart failure caused by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. This finding does not necessarily indicate that invasive hemodynamic monitoring is required.
4. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring should only be performed in patients with dependence on intravenous inotropic infusions.
5. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring should only be performed in patients with severe clinical de-compensation requiring escalating pressor therapy.

The Nurse Reviews a New Order Written for a Patient