While assisting with the placement of a pulmonary artery (PA)catheter,the nurse notes that the catheter is correctly placed when the balloon is inflated and the monitor shows a

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The purpose of a PA line is to measure PAWP,so the catheter is floated through the pulmonary artery until the dilated balloon wedges in a distal branch of the pulmonary artery,and the PAWP readings are available. After insertion,the balloon is deflated and the PA waveform will be observed. Systemic arterial pressures are obtained using an arterial line,and the systemic vascular resistance is a calculated value,not a waveform.

While Assisting with the Placement of a Pulmonary Artery (PA)catheter,the