Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring, by Brienne Johnson.
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Introduction.
Hi.
My name is Brie Johnson and I'm a nurse here at the pediatric medical-surgical intensive
care unit at Boston Children's Hospital.
I am here today to talk to you about invasive cardiovascular monitoring.
Invasive cardiovascular monitoring includes techniques that require the insertion of a
catheter or other device to assist you in monitoring the cardiovascular status of your
patient.
Invasive monitoring is used when your patient requires continuous vital sign assessment
or to collect more sophisticated information.
However, is important to remember that no amount of invasive monitoring can replace
your physical assessment.
You should always evaluate the information you gather from the technologies around you
in the context
of
your assessment findings.