The nurse on a neurological unit has been given 4 clients. Which should they assess first ?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

ID: 137304

Question

The nurse on a neurological unit has been given 4 clients.    Which should they assess  first ?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

Client presenting with increased intracranial pressure after a traumatic brain injury 
 ICP = 21 mmHg

Answer

Client being monitored for fever-induced cerebral vasodilation  
 ICP = 9 mmHg

Answer

Client with increased intracranial pressure following a skateboarding accident 
 ICP = 16 mmHg; Observed arguing with family members

Answer

Client diagnosed with absence seizures is watching television  
 Last seizure = 12 hrs. ago

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