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Note skin color, temperature, and Cold, clammy, and pale skin is
moisture. secondary to a compensatory increase
in sympathetic nervous
system stimulation and low cardiac
output and oxygen desaturation.
Perform periodic hemodynamic This test can find problems with how
measurements, as indicated (e.g., the heart is working, very important for
arterial, CVP, pulmonary, and left atrial patient who need to have surgery.
pressure and cardiac output).
REFERENCE(S)
Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C. (2016). Nurse’s pocket guide: Diagnoses,
prioritized interventions, and rationales. FA Davis. [Link]
Note skin color, temperature, and Cold, clammy, and pale skin is
moisture. secondary to a compensatory increase
in sympathetic nervous
system stimulation and low cardiac
output and oxygen desaturation.
Perform periodic hemodynamic This test can find problems with how
measurements, as indicated (e.g., the heart is working, very important for
arterial, CVP, pulmonary, and left atrial patient who need to have surgery.
pressure and cardiac output).
REFERENCE(S)
Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C. (2016). Nurse’s pocket guide: Diagnoses,
prioritized interventions, and rationales. FA Davis. [Link]