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james0929

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Question 1

What should the nurse use to measure the contractility of the left side of a patient's heart?
◦ Left ventricular stroke work index
◦ Systemic vascular resistance
◦ Pulmonary artery wedge pressure
◦ Left atrial pressure

Question 2

Which nursing intervention ensures an accurate cardiac output reading for a patient?
◦ Ensure that there is a difference of 10°C between the injectate temperature and the patient's body temperature.
◦ Administer the injectate within 4 seconds.
◦ Use 5 cc of iced saline as the injectate.
◦ Inject the fluid into the pulmonary artery distal port.
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Reply #1 on: Jun 2, 2019
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