A left-handed patient with left-sided hemiplegia has difficulty feeding himself. Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Which nursing action has the highest priority for a patient who was admitted 16 hours earlier with a C5 spinal cord injury?

What are the three elements of Cushing’s triad seen in patients with ICP?   [1st] [2nd] [3rd]

A patient with a left-brain stroke suddenly bursts into tears when family members visit. The nurse should

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?