The nursing instructor is discussing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) with the senior nursing students. What would the instructor be correct in telling the students is an early clinical manifestation of ICP?
A) Disorientation and restlessness
B) Decreased pulse and respirations
C) Projectile vomiting
D) Loss of corneal reflex
Ans: A
Feedback: Early indicators of ICP include disorientation and restlessness. Later signs include decreased pulse and respirations, projectile vomiting, and loss of brainstem reflexes such as the corneal reflex.
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