A client with an intracranial hemorrhage has a sudden increase of 25 mmHg intracranial pressure. The nurse also notes an elevated temperature, increased blood pressure, fixed and dilated right pupil, loss of consciousness, and irregular pulse and respirations. Which condition does the nurse suspect is causing these signs and symptoms?
- NCLEX Practice
- Categories
- Physiological Adaptation
- View Question
- Category: Physiological Adaptation
- Difficulty: 5
Want help? View the answer with rationale.
Additional Physiological Adaptation Questions
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 3
The nurse is caring for the infant hospitalized prior to surgery for intussusception. The nurse anticipates the patient’s stool will have which appearance?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
The patient has right ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiogram. The nurse plans care to focus interventions for which effect?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
0
