The intensive care unit (ICU)nurse educator determines that teaching a new staff nurse about arterial pressure monitoring has been effective when the nurse

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For accurate measurement of pressures,the zero-reference level should be at the phlebostatic axis. There is no need to rebalance and recalibrate monitoring equipment every 2 hours. Accurate hemodynamic readings are possible with the patient's head raised to 45 degrees or in the prone position. The anatomic position of the phlebostatic axis does not change when patients are repositioned.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU)nurse Educator Determines That Teaching a New