The nurse is planning care for a client diagnosed with increased intracranial pressure after a head injury. Which of the following interventions can be used to reduce increased intracranial pressure?
1. Administer antibiotics as prescribed.
2. Keep the head of the bed in the flat position.
3. Administer corticosteroids and osmotic diuretics as prescribed.
4. Perform range-of-motion exercises every hour.
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The administration of corticosteroids will decrease the swelling of the brain, and osmotic diuretics will decrease the fluid that is building up. This intervention will decrease the intracranial pressure. Antibiotics do not reduce intracranial pressure. Keeping the head of the bed in the flat position can increase intracranial pressure and not decrease it. Performing range-of-motion exercises every hour will not reduce intracranial pressure.
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