Increased Intracranial Pressure — Quiz
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- Question 1Single answer
The nurse reviews new laboratory results for a 29-year-old female client (Ms. Okafor) in a post-operative recovery bay with increased intracranial pressure. Which result is most important for the nurse to act on first?
Figure — Brain regions and the deficits that follow when each is injured. - Question 2Single answer
Before administering a newly ordered high-alert medication to a 29-year-old female client (Ms. Okafor) in a post-operative recovery bay with increased intracranial pressure, which action is the nurse's priority?
Figure — GI tract and accessory organs; know where obstruction, bleeding and enzyme problems present. - Question 3Select all
The nurse is discharging a 29-year-old female client (Ms. Okafor) in a post-operative recovery bay after treatment for increased intracranial pressure. Which statements by the client indicate correct understanding?
Select all that apply.
Figure — Prioritization order used to rank every action item: ABC → Maslow → nursing process. - Question 4Next-Gen · Ordered
Ms. Okafor, a 29-year-old female client (Ms. Okafor) in a post-operative recovery bay, with increased intracranial pressure reports a sudden new symptom. Place the nurse's actions in priority order.
Tap the actions in the order the nurse should perform them.
Figure — Electrolyte ranges and fluid compartments you are expected to recall without a reference. - Question 5Next-Gen · Bow-tie
Ms. Okafor (29-year-old female) in a post-operative recovery bay with increased intracranial pressure develops new cues. Which findings support the most likely complication, and which actions belong in the first 15 minutes?
Select all that apply — choose the findings AND the actions that complete this clinical picture.
Figure — Transmission-based precautions and the PPE each one requires.
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