The provider prescribes a pulmonary artery occlusive pressure reading (PAOP) for a patient being monitored with a pulmonary artery catheter.Immediately after obtaining an occlusive pressure,the nurse notes the change in waveform indicated on the strip below.What are the best actions by the nurse?
Figure from Geiter H, Jr.: Swan-Ganz Catheters. http://www.nurse411.com. Accessed April 2012.
A) Turn the patient to the left side; obtain a stat portable chest x-ray.
B) Place the patient supine; repeat zero referencing of the system.
C) Document the wedge pressure; continue to monitor the patient.
D) Perform an immediate dynamic response test; obtain a chest x-ray.
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