The nurse is caring for a client with a closed head injury with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse selects which method to obtain and monitor intracranial pressure readings?
1. An intrathecal catheter
2. An intraspinal catheter
3. An intraosseous catheter
4. A arterial venous shunt
An intrathecal catheter
Rationale: An intrathecal catheter is used to monitor intracranial pressure as well as drain cerebral spinal fluid when intracranial pressure is increased. An intraspinal catheter is used for procedures such as the delivery of anesthesia, diagnostic testing, and infusions. An intraosseous catheter is inserted into the bones of the long legs or iliac crest and is used to treat thermal injuries, trauma, cardiac arrest, or other life-threatening illnesses until the traditional vascular access can be obtained. An arterial venous shunt is used to anastomose venous and arterial structures often located in the arm for dialysis therapy.
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