After receiving pre procedural instructions, which patient statement demonstrates an understanding of a scheduled ventriculostomy?

A nurse admits a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to decrease ICP?

Which initial clinical manifestation would a patient report with a retinal detachment?

A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had a seizure and became unresponsive after stating she had a sudden, severe headache and vomiting. The client's vital signs are as follows: blood pressure of 198/110 mm Hg, pulse of 82/min, respirations of 24/min, and a temperature of 38.2° C (100.8° F). Which of the following neurologic disorders should the nurse suspect?

A nurse is assessing a client who has meningitis and notes when passively flexing the client's neck there is an involuntary flexion of both legs. Which of the following conditions is the client displaying?

Which condition would the nurse associate with an infection of a sebaceous gland when the patient presents with a small, white, superficial nodule on the margin of the eyelid?

A nurse is caring for a client who has meningitis, a temperature of 39.7° C (103.5° F), and is prescribed a hypothermia blanket. While using this therapy, the nurse should know that the client must carefully be observed for which of the following complications?

An RN is teaching a student nurse about tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration in a patient with ischemic stroke. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching?

A nurse is developing a teaching plan for a client who has psoriasis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan?

When the patient's initial vital signs after a brain injury were a BP of 132/72 mm Hg, pulse 100 beats/min, respirations 24 breaths/min, which subsequent vital signs would the nurse report immediately to the health care provider?

A nurse in the emergency room is assessing a client who was brought in following a seizure. The nurse suspects the client may have meningococcal meningitis when assessment findings include nuchal rigidity and a petechial rash. After implementing droplet precautions, which of the following actions should the nurse initiate next?