The nurse is caring for a client who has a diminished level…
The nurse is caring for a client who has a diminished level of consciousness and who is mechanically ventilated. While performing a pain assessment on this client, the nurse notes the client’s arms bilaterally flex and adduct, and the legs extend and internally rotate when pressure is applied to the client’s nail beds. The nurse knows that this is which one of the following?
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The nurse is caring for a mechanically ventilated client with a traumatic brain injury who has an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitor in place. The current assessment findings are: BP 80/50 mm Hg, apical heart rate 60, respiratory rate 20, ICP 22 and temperature of 38*C. The clients CPP pressure = ______________
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A client is admitted to the cardiac care unit with cardiogenic shock. The nurse assesses the client to be diaphoretic and tachypneic, with bilateral crackles throughout both lung fields. Following insertion of a pulmonary artery catheter, which hemodynamic values will the nurse most likely find?
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