The nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU with a diagnosis of acute closed head injury whose intracranial pressure (ICP) is 30mmHg. What is the priority action by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU with a diagnosis of acute closed head injury whose intracranial pressure (ICP) is 30mmHg. What is the priority action by the nurse?

Which situation should be reported to the nursing supervisor as an exposure for the nurse caring for a patient diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)? The nurse

The nurse is caring for several patients with eye disorders. Which assessment finding correlates with each diagnosis? Note: each column must have one response option selected.

Note: Each category must have at least 1 response option selected.

The nurse is teaching a patient who is prescribed valproic acid for seizures. The nurse would identify that the patient understands the teaching for the medication when they state, "I will notify my healthcare provider if I experience:

The nurse is caring for a patient with an acute head injury. Which assessment finding would first alert the nurse that the patient is developing an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP)?

A patient diagnosed with a seizure disorder tells the nurse that they feel like they have "butterflies" in their stomach. The patient has felt this in the past before having a seizure. The nurse recognizes that this feeling is:

Which behavior(s) by the patient diagnosed with a chronic head injury would the nurse expect to find?

The nurse is caring for a patient with mitral valve disease. At which anatomic landmark will the nurse hear a heart murmur the loudest?

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with unstable angina who is prescribed metoprolol. The patient asks the nurse, "Why do I have to take this medication?" What response by the nurse is most accurate?

A patient presents to the emergency department with a cervical spinal cord injury immediately after a motor vehicle crash. What should the nurse explain to the family as the reason for the patient being placed on mechanical ventilation? The: