Three days following intracranial surgery a client develops fever, nuchal rigidity, and headache. The nurse would suspect
a. cerebral emboli.
b. extradural hematoma.
c. increased ICP.
d. meningitis.
D
The classic manifestations of meningitis are nuchal rigidity (rigidity of the neck), Brudzinski's sign and Kernig's sign, and photophobia. Intracranial surgery places the client at high risk of developing meningitis.
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