The physician orders a pulmonary artery occlusive (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.Nurse411.com.http://www.nurse411.com/Swan_Ganz.asp.Accessed April 2012.

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The physician orders a pulmonary artery occlusive (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.Nurse411.com.http://www.nurse411.com/Swan_Ganz.asp.Accessed April 2012.

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After obtaining a pulmonary artery occlusive pressure and deflating the balloon,the monitor tracing indicates the waveform has returned to a normal pulmonary artery waveform.The nurse should document the occlusive value and continue monitoring the patient.Turning the patient to the left side,zero-referencing the system and performing a dynamic response test are not necessary as the waveform displayed is normal.

The Physician Orders a Pulmonary Artery Occlusive (PAOP)for a Patient