Measuring and documenting accurate data from pulmonary artery and central venous pressure catheters is an important responsibility of critical care nurses. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Practice Alert titled Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults provides evidence-based standards against which nurses can compare their practice related to obtaining valid hemodynamic data. Identifying and acting on improvement opportunities is also a nursing responsibility and helps to ensure that patients with pulmonary artery or central venous pressure catheters receive high-quality care. This article reviews various strategies to compare nursing practice to the Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults Practice Alert and to close identified gaps in clinical practice.
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Spring 2020
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March 15 2020
Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Practice and the AACN Practice Alert on Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults
Kathryn T. Von Rueden, MS, RN, CNS-BC
Kathryn T. Von Rueden, MS, RN, CNS-BC
Kathryn T. Von Rueden is a Critical Care Consultant, 913 Ravenshead Hill, Sherwood Forest, MD 21405 ([email protected]).
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AACN Adv Crit Care (2020) 31 (1): 34–40.
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Kathryn T. Von Rueden; Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Practice and the AACN Practice Alert on Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults. AACN Adv Crit Care 15 March 2020; 31 (1): 34–40. doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2020888
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