The nursing is caring for a patient who has had an arterial line inserted. To reduce the risk of complications, what is the priority nursing intervention?No sweat, you're still learning!Apply a pressure dressing to the insertion site.Ensure all tubing connections are tightened.Obtain a portable x-ray to confirm placement.Restrain the affected extremity for 24 hours.

The nurse is caring for a patient with a left radial arterial line, and a pulmonary artery catheter inserted into the right subclavian vein. Which action by the nurse best ensures the safety of the patient being monitored with invasive hemodynamic monitoring lines?No worries, learning is a process!Document all waveform values.Limit the pressure tubing length.Zero reference the system daily.Ensure alarm limits are turned on.

A nurse is preparing to assist with the insertion of a non-tunneled central venous catheter for a client who is malnourished. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a cardiac catheterization through the right femoral artery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?A. Monitor the client's vital signs once every hour.B. Elevate the head of the client's bed to a 45° angle.C. Restrict the client's fluid intake.D. Instruct the client not to bend the affected leg.

The nurse is caring for a client following a femoral angiography. When developing this client's plan of care, the nurse plans toA. encourage the client to ambulate within one hour following this procedure.B. discontinue prescribed intravenous fluids immediately after the procedureC. assess kidney function via lab testing on the day following the procedure.D. maintain nothing by mouth (NPO) status for 4 hours following the procedure.

The nurse is caring for a client who has fluid overload. What action by the nurse takes priority?