The nurse is caring for a patient post traumatic brain injur…

The nurse is caring for a patient post traumatic brain injury with a ventriculostomy. During report the patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP) was 12 mmHg. When the nurse returns from receiving report on another patient the nurse notes the ICP is now 16 mmHg. What does this indicate?

The nurse is caring for a client who was transferred to the…

The nurse is caring for a client who was transferred to the antepartum unit with preeclampsia who was on Magnesium sulfate therapy in labor and delivery for the last 24 hours.  On admission the client’s blood pressure was 150/80 and 160/90.   3+ urine protein, urine output 200 mL’s /hr, headache and epigastric pain.  The client rates pain an 8 on 0-10 scale. Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse would most indicate an improvement in the client’s condition?