Art line set up and blood sampling

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · May 10, 2015

What in particular are you looking for?

Lev, MSN, RN, NP · May 10, 2015

How to set up the art line- tubing, flush, which way to turn stop cock and when etc and how to draw blood from the art line. which port to use, what to do with flush etc..

MunoRN, RN · May 10, 2015

Are you looking for how to set up pressure transducing tubing in general or how arterial set-ups are different than a CVP or PA?

icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN · May 10, 2015

Arterial line and Intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring

The video is at the end and it is very good.

icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN · May 10, 2015

CCN : Critical Care Nurse

Info on waveforms.

Lev, MSN, RN, NP · May 10, 2015

Arterial line and Intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring
The video is at the end and it is very good.

Thank you maggie, this is just what I'm looking for and the video uses the same tubing we do.

icuRNmaggie, BSN, RN · May 10, 2015

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CCsQtwIwBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fm.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do7iC8GCUAJU&ei=OO5PVdjRO86KyASMwoDACA&usg=AFQjCNEgFP2E5YdWREzWnJBsu1lwztDApQ

RT student demonstrating the steps to draw from an aline at 2:00.

A new sterile end cap should be placed after each draw if available.

Lev, MSN, RN, NP · May 11, 2015

Thank you. Very helpful.