You are the critical care nurse caring for 25-year-old man admitted to the ICU with a brain abscess. What is a priority nursing responsibility in the care of this patient?
A) Promoting nutrition
B) Education
C) Patient safety
D) Mobility
Ans: C
Feedback: In a patient with a brain abscess, patient safety is a key nursing responsibility. Injury may result from decreased LOC or falls related to motor weakness or seizures. Options A, B, and D are nursing responsibilities, they just do not have a higher priority than patient safety.
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