
What's
missing from your expensive monitoring system? ACCURACY!
It might just be you're missing accuracy! Since pressures will vary
dramatically when a patient changes position, it is critical in hemodynamic
and intracranial pressure monitoring, as well as ventriculostomy drainage,
to insure that the air-fluid interface on your transducer is aligned
properly. Research has shown that even small variances can result in
incorrect readings that are clinically significant.
What do you do?
You can use your nursing unit's carpenter's level or yardstick, but
those tools are bulky, unprofessional looking, and you can never rely
on one being available when you need it. So wouldn't you like to have
your own personal alignment device handy at all times? You can! We spent
two years developing our new pocket-sized, telescoping nurse's level.
It was invented by a nurse for nurses. Called the Levalign, it has been
precisely engineered to be straight and sturdy. Used by hundreds of
critical care nurses throughout the country, the Levalign ranked 4.8
on a scale of 1-5 for accuracy, convenience and desirability. It is
lightweight, quick and accurate. Only 7.5 inches long in its collapsed
position, the Levalign extends to a length of more than 32 inches, which
is perfect for leveling a transducer and you don't need to remove restraints
or drop the side rails! That makes it safer for your patient.