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The nurse admitting a patient who has a right frontal lobe injury would expect the patient may have

While admitting a 42-yr-old patient with a possible brain injury after a car accident to the emergency department (ED), the nurse obtains the following information. Which finding is most important to report to the health care provider?

When a brain-injured patient responds to nail bed pressure with internal rotation, adduction, and rigid flexion of the arms, the nurse reports the response as

Admission vital signs for a brain-injured patient are blood pressure of 128/68 mm Hg, pulse of 110 beats/min, and of respirations 26 breaths/min. Which set of vital signs, if taken 1 hour later, will be of most concern to the nurse?

A female patient who had a stroke 24 hours ago has expressive aphasia. An appropriate nursing intervention to help the patient communicate is to

The nurse is admitting a patient who has a neck fracture at the C6 level to the intensive care unit. Which assessment findings indicate neurogenic shock?

Shown connective tissue is located in:

The circled structure is:

The indicated structure (yellow arrow) is: ___________

The circled structure is the: _____________