The nurse is preparing to monitor intracranial pressure (ICP)with a fluid-filled monitoring system.The nurse understands which principles and/or components to be essential when implementing ICP monitoring? (Select all that apply.)
A) Use of a heparin flush solution
B) Manually flushing the device "prn"
C) Recording ICP as a "mean" value
D) Use of a pressurized flush system
E) Zero referencing the transducer system

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Neither heparin nor pressure bags nor pressurized flush systems are used for ICP monitoring setups.ICP is recorded as a mean value with the transducer system zero referenced at the level of the foramen of Monro.Manually flushing the device may result in an increase in ICP.

The Nurse Is Preparing to Monitor Intracranial Pressure (ICP)with a Fluid-Filled