The nursing instructor is teaching her students about monitoring a patient with increased ICP. What is a trend of ICP measurements over time an important indication of?
A) Patient's level of consciousness
B) Patient's ultimate prognosis
C) Whether or not the patient's brainstem is going to herniate
D) Patient's underlying status
Ans: D
Feedback: ICP is monitored closely for continuous elevation or significant increase over baseline. The trend of ICP measurements over time is an important indication of the patient's underlying status. Vital signs are assessed when an increase in ICP is noted. All options are true to some extent. However, the answer that is true in all dimensions is D.
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