The client recovering from a head injury is arousable and participating in care. The nurse determines that the client understands measures to prevent elevations in intracranial pressure if the nurse observes the client doing which of the following activities?

To achieve accuracy in the assessment of head-injured patients, the nurse realizes it is important:

The nurse is caring for a patient who is in status epilepticus. What medication does the nurse know may be given to halt the seizure immediately?

The nurse has given instructions to the client with Parkinson’s disease about maintaining mobility. The nurse determines that the client understands the directions if the client states that he or she will:

What action should the nurse in the emergency department take first for a new patient who is vomiting blood?

The nurse explains to a curious client that severe diarrhea associated with ulcerative colitis places the client at risk for developing

Calculate the Glasgow Coma Score for the following patient who was brought in by EMS after he was found wandering in the street. Eyes open spontaneously Speaking but only oriented to his name. Follows commands.

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient with impaired functioning of the left glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and the vagus nerve (CN X):

Lactulose, a hyperosmotic laxative, also has which function?

The nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure. Why should the nurse expect osmotic diuretics such as mannitol to be prescribed for this patient?