Question 1
Which action has the highest priority for maintaining safety when caring for a patient with a PA catheter?
◦ Obtain lab values as ordered.
◦ Administer fluids and medications via pump.
◦ Maintain asepsis when providing line care.
◦ Obtain pressures per protocol.
Question 2
A patient with a right subclavian triple lumen catheter has a CVP reading of 18 mm Hg. For what symptoms should the nurse assess this patient?
◦ Peripheral edema and jugular vein distention
◦ Hypovolemia and hypotension
◦ Decreased peripheral pulses and cool extremities
◦ Orbital edema and disorientation