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A nurse is caring for a client who b. Infection
experienced a traumatic head injury Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid
and has an intraventricular catheter life-threatening meningitis.
(Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring.
The nurse should monitor the client
for which of the following
complications related to the
ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension
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A nurse is providing education to a b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
client who is to undergo an EEG the procedure."
next day. Which of the following info
should the nurse include in the Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial
teaching? stress and increase the possibility of abnormal
electrical activity
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning
of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the
night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take
approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours
after the procedure."
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A nurse is caring for a client who is B, D
postprocedural following a lumbar
puncture and reports a throbbing
headache when sitting upright. Which
of the following actions should the
nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the
client
b. Assist the client into a supine
position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase
PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform
coughing and deep breathing
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A nurse is caring for a client who b. Infection
experienced a traumatic head injury Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid
and has an intraventricular catheter life-threatening meningitis.
(Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring.
The nurse should monitor the client
for which of the following
complications related to the
ventriculostomy?:
a. Headache
b. Infection
c. Aphasia
d. Hypertension
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A nurse is providing education to a b. "Try and stay awake most of the night prior to the
client who is to undergo an EEG the procedure."
next day. Which of the following info
should the nurse include in the Tell the client to remain awake to provide cranial
teaching? stress and increase the possibility of abnormal
electrical activity
a. "Do not wash your hair the morning
of the procedure."
b. "Try and stay awake most of the
night prior to the procedure."
c. "The procedure will take
approximately 15 mins."
d. "You will need to lie flat for 4 hours
after the procedure."
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A nurse is caring for a client who is B, D
postprocedural following a lumbar
puncture and reports a throbbing
headache when sitting upright. Which
of the following actions should the
nurse take? SATA.
a. Use the GCS scale to assess the
client
b. Assist the client into a supine
position
c. Administer an opioid analgesic
d. Encourage the client to increase
PO fluid intake
e. Instruct the client to perform
coughing and deep breathing
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