A patient is recovering from a lumbar puncture, and the nurse is concerned that the patient may contract bacterial meningitis
The nurse should be alert for which common early symptoms? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Fever
2. Seizures
3. Rhinorrhea
4. Headache
5. Confusion
1,2,4,5
Rationale 1: Fever is a common and early symptom of meningitis.
Rationale 2: Seizures are a common and early symptom of meningitis.
Rationale 3: Patients with skull fractures may experience rhinorrhea, which is the leaking of cerebral spinal fluid via the nose.
Rationale 4: Headache is a common and early symptom of meningitis.
Rationale 5: Confusion is a common and early symptom of meningitis.
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