The client is in the hospital with increased intracranial pressure (IICP). The nurse should question which order for this client?
1. Mannitol
2. 10 dextrose with electrolytes
3. Lactated Ringer's solution
4. Loop diuretics
Question 2A client recovering from bone flap removal is scheduled for further surgery. The nurse should anticipate which surgery for this client?
1. Burr hole
2. Craniotomy
3. Cranioplasty
4. Craniectomy
Question 3A client is suspected of having meningitis. For which test should the nurse prepare this client?
1. Lumbar puncture
2. CBC
3. Head x-ray
4. Doppler study of the head
Question 4Osmotic diuretic therapy to prevent increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) has not been successful for a client. Which surgical procedure should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this client?
1. Lumbar surgery
2. Bone flap surgery
3. Carotid artery surgery
4. Surgery to place a drain to the brain through the ear
Question 5A client is suspected of having a brain tumor. Which diagnostic test should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this client?
1. Clotting studies
2. A CT scan
3. An EEG
4. Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries
Question 6A client who experienced a severe head injury is demonstrating a lack of response to painful stimuli, pupils are unequal and fixed, and decorticate posturing. The nurse takes immediate steps, as the client is experiencing:
1. disorientation.
2. early increased intracranial pressure (IICP).
3. a subdural hematoma.
4. signs of late IICP.