The patient with brain tumor–related hydrocephalus is to have a ventriculoperitoneal (V-P) shunt. The nurse explains that this surgical intervention will:
a. redirect the cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles to the peritoneum.
b. stimulate ventricles to reabsorb excess cerebrospinal fluid.
c. channel excess cerebrospinal fluid to the left atrium.
d. provide a port from which excess cere-brospinal fluid can be aspirated.
A
The V-P shunt redirects the excess cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles of the brain to the pe-ritoneal space, where it is reabsorbed.
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