{"id":27360,"date":"2024-06-04T09:50:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/pulmonary-artery-catheter-swan-ganz-interdisciplinary-management-of-healthcare-technology\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T09:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T09:50:23","slug":"pulmonary-artery-catheter-swan-ganz-interdisciplinary-management-of-healthcare-technology","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/pulmonary-artery-catheter-swan-ganz-interdisciplinary-management-of-healthcare-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary Artery Catheter (Swan Ganz) Interdisciplinary Management of Healthcare Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin: 5.95pt 0in 6pt 5.75pt; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Preparing<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>assignment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Follow<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>these<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>guidelines<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>when<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>completing<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>this<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>assignment.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Speak<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>with<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>faculty<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>member<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>if<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>you<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>have<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.05pt 0in 0.0001pt 33.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Choose<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology.= Pulmonary Artery&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(Swan Gantz)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 8.05pt 0.0001pt 33.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">2)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples of a therapeutic modality include<br \/>\nExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Automatic rotating pronation<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>beds,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>right<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and\/or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>left<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>ventricular<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>assist devices,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>nontraditional<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>ventilator<br \/>\nmodes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 33.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span>Examples<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>can<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>include<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>regional<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>O2<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>saturation<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>monitoring<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>(NIRS).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 33.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Refer<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>faculty<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>member<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>if<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>selection<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>requires<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>prior<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>approval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 33.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">5)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For<br \/>\nwriting assistance, visit the Writing Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 33.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">6)<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span>Include<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>following<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>sections<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>(detailed criteria<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>listed<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>below<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>in<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Grading<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Rubric):<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Introduction<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>5<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>The<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>chosen<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>meets<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>one<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>following<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>criteria:<span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">o<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Has<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">been<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">introduced<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">recently<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">at<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">the<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">bedside<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">care<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">of<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">the<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">complex<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">adult<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">patient.<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">o<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Is<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">non-traditional<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">modality<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">for<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">very<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">ill<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">patients<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">special<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">circumstances.<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">o<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Is<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">being<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">used<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">in<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">new<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">way<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">to<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">treat<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">patient<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">with<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">complex<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">needs.<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">o<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">Requires<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">specific<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">training<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">above<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">and<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">beyond<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">general<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">entry-level<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">nursing<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 13.25pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Introduce<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Name<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">A<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">brief<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">fictional<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">case<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">is<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">used<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">to<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">illustrate<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">the<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">therapeutic<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">modality<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">or<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">healthcare<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6); font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;\">technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">b.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span>Explanation<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Background\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>15<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/15%<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Include<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>clear<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>description<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>how<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>works.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.05pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Describe<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<br \/>\npatient<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>population<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>it<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>is<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>used<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Include<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>medication,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>safety,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>cost<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>considerations<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>as<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>applicable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">c.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Risks<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Benefits\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>15<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/15%<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Describe<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>how<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>can<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>benefit<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>patient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>ways<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>promote<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>positive<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>outcomes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.05pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Explain<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>complications that<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>may<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>arise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>considerations<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>preventing<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>complications.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">b.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span>Interdisciplinary<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>team\u2019s<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Roles<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Responsibilities\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>20<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/20%<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 22.6pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Identify all interdisciplinary team members<br \/>\ncaring for the patient, such as respiratory therapy, assistive<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>personnel,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>providers,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>case<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>managers,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>clinical<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>nurse<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>specialists,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and researchers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.05pt 14.3pt 0.0001pt 69.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Describe<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>roles<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>responsibilities<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>each<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>member<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>team<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>that<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>is<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>involved<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>in<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>use<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 9.25pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>roles<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>responsibilities<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>nurse<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>as<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>member<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>interdisciplinary<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>team<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>caring<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>patient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">c.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Nursing<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Scope<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Practice<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>15<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/15%<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 50.25pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss the knowledge needed for the Registered<br \/>\nNurse to provide care for the patient using the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or healthcare technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 10.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Describe<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>skills<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>needed<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Registered<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Nurse<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>provide<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>care<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>patient<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>using<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>healthcare technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 39.5pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>attitudes<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>needed<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Registered<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Nurse<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>provide<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>care<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>for<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>patient<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>using<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>therapeutic<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>modality<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>or healthcare technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">d.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span>Patient<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>Education<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2013<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>20<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/20%<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Describe<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>information<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>be<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>taught<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>to<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>patient<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>and\/or<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>how<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>information<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>will<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>be<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>taught.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Discuss potential cultural considerations to<br \/>\nteaching<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Explain<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>how<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>effectiveness<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>teaching<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>will<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>be<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>evaluated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 51.45pt; line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">e.<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Conclusion<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>\u2013<br \/>\n5<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>points\/5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 13.4pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>Provide<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>summary<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<\/span>of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.05pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\u2022<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>No<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>new<span style=\"cursor: auto; 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line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>At least three (3), nursing, scholarly, peer<br \/>\nreviewed, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>textbook,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span>are provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;Extra information<\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"article-section\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"rich-text\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.375rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What is a Swan-Ganz catheter?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A Swan-Ganz catheter is a medical device a healthcare provider uses to monitor your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">hemodynamics<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(how well your blood moves). Also known as a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">pulmonary artery<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>catheter, it has four lumens (tubes) or ports that feed into one main tube.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">Each of the Swan-Ganz catheter ports has a function:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Putting fluid or medication into your heart.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Checking blood pressure in various locations.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Inflating a tiny balloon that helps with Swan-Ganz catheter placement in your pulmonary artery.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Taking a blood sample from your pulmonary artery, which carries blood to your lungs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What does a Swan-Ganz tell you?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A Swan-Ganz catheter can give your provider information about how well your heart is working. It can tell you:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The filling pressures in the<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">heart chambers<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(right atrium and right ventricle) on the right side of your heart.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An estimate of the pressure in the chambers (left atrium and left ventricle) on the left side of your heart.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The pressure in the vein the provider inserts the catheter through.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The pressure in your pulmonary artery.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">cardiac output<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How well your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">heart valves<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>are doing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">Is a Swan-Ganz catheter still used?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">Yes, healthcare providers still use Swan-Ganz catheters to gather information. Many consider it the \u201cgold standard\u201d for gathering accurate information about what\u2019s going on inside your heart and pulmonary artery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">However, providers don\u2019t use Swan-Ganz catheters as much now for people who are critically ill. Instead, they use<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">echocardiography<\/a>. This is a noninvasive tool that doesn\u2019t have the risks of a Swan-Ganz catheter.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">Who needs a Swan-Ganz catheter?<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A healthcare provider may use a Swan-Ganz catheter if they suspect or know you have:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Shortness of breath<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Heart failure<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Abnormal heart rhythms<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Cardiogenic shock<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Distributive shock<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Constrictive pericarditis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Heart attack<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Cardiac tamponade<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Pulmonary hypertension<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Pulmonary embolism<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Adult congenital (since birth) heart disease<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">They may also use a Swan-Ganz catheter to collect information before and after a heart transplant, placement of a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">left ventricular assist device<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>or other surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"article-section\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 3.5rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 2.75rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">Test Details<\/h2>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"rich-text\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.375rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">How does a Swan-Ganz catheter work?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A provider can use the various Swan-Ganz catheter ports to collect information from inside your body. A Swan-Ganz catheter measures pressure in the chambers on the right side of your heart. The catheter passes through these chambers on the way to your pulmonary artery. After Swan-Ganz catheter placement in your pulmonary artery, a provider can use a balloon at the end of the catheter to measure the pressure inside that artery.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What to expect before a Swan-Ganz catheterization<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">Before a Swan-Ganz catheterization, a healthcare provider will:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Explain what they plan to do with a Swan-Ganz catheter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Tell you if you need to stop taking medication before your test.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Tell you not to eat or drink for several hours before your catheterization.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ask for your permission to do the test.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Ask you to lie on a table in a<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">cardiac catheterization<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>lab.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Give you an IV with medicine to relax you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What to expect during a Swan-Ganz catheterization<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A healthcare provider will:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Clean and then apply anesthesia to the spot on your skin where they\u2019ll put in the catheter.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Place a Swan-Ganz catheter into a major vein in your leg, neck or chest.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Push the catheter through the heart chambers on the right side of your heart. Constant X-ray images that display on a monitor help them see where the catheter is going.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Push the catheter into your pulmonary artery.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Remove the catheter after they\u2019ve gathered the information they need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.5625rem; line-height: 1.875rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What to expect after a Swan-Ganz catheterization<\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">After a healthcare provider removes the Swan-Ganz catheter, they\u2019ll apply pressure to the area where they put in the catheter. They\u2019ll apply a bandage to your skin and ask you to lie still for two to six hours if the catheter was in your leg.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">It\u2019s normal to have a bruise where the catheter went into your skin. It goes away in one to three weeks.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.375rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What are the risks of a Swan-Ganz catheterization?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">Complications from a Swan-Ganz catheter are rare \u2014 less than 0.5%. Possible risks from a Swan-Ganz catheter include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Infection.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Air bubble in your blood vessel.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">Collapsed lung<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>if they use your<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"link\">subclavian vein<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Abnormal heart rhythm.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Damage to your heart wall, valve or pulmonary artery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"article-section\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 3.5rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2.5rem; line-height: 2.75rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">Results and Follow-Up<\/h2>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"rich-text\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.375rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">What does a healthcare provider do with the results of a Swan-Ganz catheterization?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A provider will use the information from your test to guide treatment. Test results can confirm that you have a certain condition. They can also tell your healthcare team about the severity of your issue. Depending on the condition, treatments may include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Medication. (You can receive medication through one of the Swan-Ganz catheter ports or through an IV in your arm.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Procedures.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 2rem 0px 1rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.375rem; cursor: auto;\" data-identity=\"headline\">When should I call my doctor?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">Contact your provider if:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"unordered-list\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your wound is swelling or has blood or fluid coming out of it.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 0.75rem; padding-left: 0.75rem; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You have numbness or swelling in the leg that had the catheter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A note from Cleveland Clinic<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 1rem 0px; font-size: 1.1875rem; line-height: 2.125rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"paragraph-element\">A Swan-Ganz catheter can help your provider collect the information they need to diagnose your heart or lung issue. Having this knowledge helps them give you the best treatment for your condition. A provider makes sure you\u2019re comfortable during the test, which rarely has complications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 0in; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<section style=\"margin-top: 2rem; padding-top: 2rem; padding-bottom: 2rem; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"medical-review-disclaimer\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/section>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 3.5rem; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"social-share-links\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\" data-identity=\"social-share-link\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparing the assignment Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions. 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Choose a therapeutic modality or healthcare technology.= Pulmonary Artery&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(Swan Gantz) 2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Examples of a therapeutic modality include Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Automatic rotating pronation beds, right and\/or left ventricular assist devices, nontraditional ventilator modes. 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