Insertion
Hand Hygiene
What about the first thing we should do before we start any procedure?
monitor blood pressure and frequent blood sampling
what is arterial line.
Line
what is should be zero every shift, every time the patient position change?
Dressing
What about it should be changed every 7 days and PRN according to hospital policy?
Phlebostatic axis
What is it used as reference point for leveling and zeroing?
Before the radial artery is catheterized, make sure the patient's ulnar artery is patent
What is performing a modified Allen's test.
300 mm Hg
What is the pressure the bag should be maintained.
Biopatch
What is should be used in all arterial line dressing changes per organization policy?
Pressure tubing
What is the only tubing that should be used to set up an arterial line?
The systolic upstroke
What is the systolic ventricular ejection.
Underdamped Waveform
What is check for air bubbles or loose stopcocks.
It should be done at the beginning of every procedure
What is the time out.
Sterile technique
What is should be maintain during the insertion process?
Hemorrhage
what is a complication due to loose connection.
Aspirate before flushing a catheter
What is it with a overdamped waveform
end of expiration
what is when the pressure reading should be taken to avoid influence of respiration.
Normal Saline
What is it the only solution to be used for setting the system?
It should never be turn of from the monitor
what is the arterial line alarms.
Dicrotic notch
What is closure of the aortic valve.
Document
What is every four hours on the IV assessment flowsheet?