The patient has an intracranial pressure monitor. After the patient returns from a computed tomography (CT) scan of the head, the nurse notices that the patient's intracranial pressure is significantly lower than before the scan
What nursing action is most likely to identify a cause of this change?
A) Take vital signs.
B) Flush monitor tubing toward patient.
C) Relevel the transducer.
D) Drain cerebrospinal fluid.
C
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