A patient has been injured in a motorcycle accident and is presenting with signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure. What is the most significant sign or symptom of increased intracranial pressure?
a. Pupil changes
b. Ipsilateral paralysis
c. Vomiting
d. Decrease in the level of consciousness
D
Collection of objective data includes a change in level of consciousness. A change in the level of consciousness is the earliest sign of increased intracranial pressure.
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a. moral awareness. c. moral distress. b. moral thought. d. moral values.
The nurse educator is describing the major structures of the cardiovascular system to a group of nursing students. How many major components will the educator teach the students about during the lecture?
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four
Answer the following questions by supplying either the medical abbreviation or the interpretation of the medical abbreviation
when necessary
The nurse suspects that a patient described as having "a sudden case of Alzheimer disease" may have general amnesia. Which characteristics make the nurse suspect general amnesia? (Select all that apply.)
1. The patient cannot remember any personal information. 2. The patient has been wandering away from home. 3. The patient describes a "detachment" from her mind. 4. The patient feelings of "disconnection" with her home. 5. The patient has developed an alternate personality.