A patient with a secondary brain injury is being hyperventilated. The nurse realizes that this intervention is indicated because it will
1. dilate blood vessels.
2. reduce intracranial pressure by causing cerebral vascular constriction.
3. hyper-oxygenate cerebral tissue.
4. stimulate neuronal regeneration.
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Rationale: Hyperventilation is a level three intervention to reduce intracranial pressure. Hyperventilation reduces intracranial pressure by causing cerebral-vascular vasoconstriction that reduces cerebral blood flow. Hyperventilation will not dilate the blood vessels or serve to hyper-oxygenate cerebral tissue. Hyperventilation also will not stimulate neuronal regeneration
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