Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. e12-e18 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Central Venous Pressure ◽  
Venous Pressure ◽  
Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Central Venous Pressure Monitoring

Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Practice and the AACN Practice Alert on Pulmonary Artery/Central Venous Pressure Monitoring in Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Kathryn T. Von Rueden
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Central Venous Pressure ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Venous Pressure ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Pressure Monitoring ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
Central Venous Pressure Monitoring

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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