Following a lumbar puncture for CSF analysis, a patient with elevated intracranial pressure develops a headache, nuchal rigidity, fever, and difficulty voiding. What intervention should the nurse expect?
A) Administration of IV fluids
B) Administration of antibiotic
C) Injection of blood into the dura
D) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
C
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A nursing student was involved in a very difficult situation with a client, the client's family, and a physician
The student felt like she was caught in the middle and wasn't sure how to respond to some of the questions that were being asked about care, treatment, and scheduling. Instead of getting her instructor, the student fielded these questions as best she could. In order to help the student work through this situation, the nursing instructor might advise the student to try which action? 1. Meditation 2. Guided imagery 3. Reflection 4. Music therapy
"Forming" in the Group Theory of Pediatric Nursing discusses the relationships between:
1. marriage or cohabitation. 2. family or group accomplishments. 3. emotional clashes of personalities. 4. death, divorce, and empty nesters.
Convert 90 mL to drams: ________ (use appropriate unit notation).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).