Which statement expresses the correct order when working with an invasive pressure monitor?
A) Level the transducer, locate the phlebostatic axis, zero the transducer, and take the reading.
B) Locate the phlebostatic axis, level the transducer, zero the transducer, and take the reading.
C) Take the reading, level the transducer, locate the phlebostatic axis, and zero the transducer.
D) Locate the phlebostatic axis, zero the transducer, level the transducer, and take the reading.

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The correct order is locate the phlebostatic axis,level the transducer,zero the transducer,and take the reading.The transducer cannot be zeroed before it is leveled.Readings cannot be taken before the transducer is zeroed,and leveling the transducer cannot occur until the phlebostatic axis has been identified.

Which Statement Expresses the Correct Order When Working with an Invasive