NCLEX Practice Question - Central Venous Pressure

NCLEX Practice Question - Central Venous Pressure

NCLEX Study Guide about Central Venous Pressure

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A client is admitted in hospital and nurse is checking that client’s central venous pressure. From which of the following point nurse should place the zero of the manometer ?
  • 1- Phlebostatic axis
  • 2- PMI
  • 3 -Erb’s point
  • 4- Tail of Spence
  • NCLEX Question is Answer 1 is correct.

Rationale of NCLEX Question

The phlebostatic axis is located at the 5th inter-costals space midaxillary line & is exact placement of the manometer. The PMI or point of maximal impulse is located at the 5th inter-costals space midclavicular line, so answer 2 is not correct. Erb’s point is that point at which you can hear the valves close simultaneously and it makes answer 3 also incorrect. The Tail of Spence (the upper outer quadrant of the breast) is the area where most breast cancers are located and has nothing to do with placement of a manometer so answer 4 is not correct.