An unconscious patient with a traumatic head injury has a blood pressure of 130/76 mm Hg and an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 20 mm Hg. The nurse will calculate the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) as [1] ____ mm Hg. Is this considered adequate? [2]

A patient in the clinic reports a recent episode of dysphasia and left-sided weakness at home that resolved after 2 hours. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about

The nurse is caring for a client in the neurologic intensive care unit (ICU) with head trauma. The client is being monitored for increased intracranial pressure (IICP). Using the Monro-Kellie hypothesis as a basis for explanation, which comment by the nurse to the client’s family would be most appropriate?

When assessing a patient with a head injury, the nurse recognizes that the earliest indication of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a head injury. Which finding, when reported to the health care provider, should the nurse expect will result in new prescribed interventions?

The order reads Cimetidine 300 mg IM. The drug comes in a vial noting 300mg/mL. How many mL’s do you administer?

The order reads Meperidine 75mg IM. The vial contains 100mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?

The order reads Atropine Sulfate 0.4 mg IM. The vial contains 1 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer?

The physician prescribed Benadryl for an 8 year old to relieve itching.  The order reads  25 mg every 12 hours as needed. Benadryl comes in an elixir of 12.5mg/5mL. The nurse would administer what dose? (mL)

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