Nurses' monitoring of central venous and pulmonary artery catheters after coronary artery bypass graft operation
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Authors
Ellis, Margaret
Issue Date
2002-02
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Central venous , Central venous catheter , Pulmonary artery , Pulmonary artery
catheter , Pulmonary artery wedge pressure and coronary artery bypass graft
Alternative Title
Abstract
A quantitative research design for a descriptive and contextual study to determine
the critical care nurses knowledge and data preferences regarding the central
venous and pulmonary artery catheters management and decision making after
coronary arte.y bypass graft operations and the utmzation period of the pulmonary
artery catheter after coronary artery bypass graft operations. The data was
collected through a questionnaire completed by critical care nurses and
retrospective analysis of patient records through a structured checklist. Data
analysis indicated the following: critical care nurses have a knowledge deficit in the
management of the central venous and pulmonary artery catheters and felt more
competent and confident in the central venous measurements. The utilization
period of the pulmonary artery catheter was 48% compared to the 100% of the
central venous catheter.
Description
Citation
Ellis, Margaret (2002) Nurses' monitoring of central venous and pulmonary artery catheters after coronary artery bypass graft operation, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2470>