Invasive hemodynamic monitoring at bedside: nursing evaluation and nursing care protocol

Abstract

This research-action type study aimed to establish clinical evaluation parameters essential to the patient subject to hemodynamic monitoring by Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) and to develop a Nursing Care Protocol to critical care patients using catheter with the nurses of an ICU in Santa Catarina State. The population consisted of a non-probabilistic intentional sample of five nurses, and the data were collected through group meetings and questionnaire. The study is presented with descriptive statistics and qualitative analyses of the subjective questions. In conclusion, the clinical evaluation criteria, essential to the patient subjected to hemodynamic monitoring, are constituted by invasive and non-invasive parameters and the protocol grounds making clinical decisions when caring for patient using PAC.