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After noting that a patient with a head injury has clear nasal drainage, which action should the nurse take?    

You are caring for a patient with head trauma after a MVA and has a closed head injury. On CT the injury a concussion with small punctuate defuse bleeds and cerebral edema. You anticipate that_________________ medications will help treat the cerebral edema.  Select all that Apply.  This is a SATA question.

Which type of head injury is characterized by: loss of consciousness, a period of lucidity, and then a rapid to gradual loss of consciousness again?  

Your patient is in the diuretic phase of acute renal failure.  During this phase, he should be assessed for signs of:  

At a minimum, the PARATA ATP should be cleaned daily.

What patient group has a high risk of Primary CNS Lymphoma? (Select ALL That Apply)    

A injured Brainstem exhibits these assessment findings: (Select ALL that apply)

Your patient, age 39, has undergone craniotomy to excise a brain tumor. He responds minimally to stimuli, and his lungs sound congested. These findings would lead the nurse to make the nursing diagnosis of:    

A patient who has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage is being cared by the registered nurse in the ICU and is concerned about CPP. would report ________ information about the patient is most important to communicate to the health care provider?    

When admitting a patient with a possible coup-contrecoup injury after a car accident to the emergency department, the nurse obtains the following information. Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?