Intracranial problems - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Chapter 56 Acute Intracranial Problems With Advanced Answers 2024. A 20-yr-old male patient is admitted with a head injury after a collision while playing football. After noting that the patient has developed clear nasal drainage, which action should the nurse take? a. Have the patient gently blow the nose. b. Check the drainage for glucose content. c. Teach the patient that rhinorrhea is expected after a head injury. d. Obtain a specimen of the fluid to send for culture and sensitivity...

Med Surg 3 Exam 2: (Acute Intracranial Problems, stroke, seizures, Degenerative Neuro problems, Dementia, and Delirium)

Chapter 56: Acute Intracranial ProblemsA 20-yr-old male patient is admitted with a head injury after a collision while playing football. After noting that the patient has developed clear nasal drainage, which action should the nurse take? a. Have the patient gently blow the nose. b. Check the drainage for glucose content. c. Teach the patient that rhinorrhea is expected after a head injury. d. Obtain a specimen of the fluid to send for culture and sensitivity. - correct answer ANS: B Cl...

SS ATI Practice Assessment. Answer Key for Stroke and Intracranial Problems-With 100% verified solutions-2023

CHAPTER 56: ACUTE INTRACRANIAL PROBLEMS LEWIS: MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING, 10TH EDITION NEWLY UPDATED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT, COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+

1. Q #: The AGACNP is reviewing a chart of a head-injured patient. Which of the following would alert the AGACNP for the possibility that the patient is over hydrated, thereby increasing the risk for increased intracranial pressure? A. BUN = 10 B. Shift output = 800 ml, shift input = 825 ml Unchanged weight C. Serum osmolality = 260 2. Q #: A patient who has been in the intensive care unit for 17 days develops hyponatremic hyperosmolality. The patient weighs 132 lb (59.9 kg), is intubate...

SS ATI Practice Assessment 2023.Answer Key for Stroke and Intracranial Problems

Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 5th Edition by Jeffrey Kwong; Courtney Reinisch; Jane Tyerman; Shelley Cobbett; Debra Hagler; Mariann Harding; Dott Roberts 1564, 5, 1588, 1 1. Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in Canada 2. Cultural Competence and Health Equity in Nursing Care 3. Health History and Physical Examination 4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching 5. Chronic Illness 6. Community-Based Nursing and Home Car...

Test Bank For Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems 5th Edition by Jeffrey Kwong; Courtney Reinisch; Jane Tyerman; Shelley Cobbett; Debra Hagler; Mariann Harding; Dott Roberts 1564, 5, 1588, 1 1. Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in Canada 2. Cultural Competence and Health Equity in Nursing Care 3. Health History and Physical Examination 4. Patient and Caregiver Teaching 5. Chronic Illness 6. Community-Based Nursing and Home Ca...

Monitor heart. Complications of the heart. - Low potassium (Hypokalemia) Epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol. Increase heart rate and increase in blood pressure - Catecholamines - Flight or fight response Plasma protein. It keeps water along with it. Water escapes into interstitial cell space. Swelling. Fluid is in the wrong places. Fluid in the peritoneal cavity. - Function of Albumin - decrease albumin - ascites Sodium and water retention - Function of aldosterone extracellular, inters...