The nurse will include which intervention for the patient newly admitted with cellulitis of the right foot?

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

Which medical condition places a patient at a higher risk for an embolic stroke?

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?

Which term would the nurse use to document a patient who is comatose from a head injury and display flexion of the arms, wrists, and fingers, as well as adduction of the upper extremities?

A nurse is taking care of a client who has sustained a neurologic injury with increased intracranial pressure and decreased cerebral perfusion. Which of the following will keep cerebral perfusion pressure constant?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus about diabetic retinopathy. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the client?

A nurse suspects that a client admitted for treatment of bacterial meningitis is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse supports this suspicion?

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 are would be a priority of care for a patient who is being admitted to the hospital and its demonstrating signs of delirium?

A nurse is caring for a client who has increased intracranial pressure (ICP) following a closed- head injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?