The patient with a traumatic brain injury has symptoms of life-threatening elevated intracranial pressure. The provider instructs the nurse to prepare the patient for the insertion of an intraventricular catheter to monitor intracranial pressure (ICP) and drain cerebrospinal fluid as necessary. Which lab value prompts the nurse to clarify the safety of the procedure with the patient?
- NCLEX Practice
- Categories
- Reduction of Risk Potential
- View Question
- Category: Reduction of Risk Potential
- Difficulty: 9
Want help? View the answer with rationale.
Additional Reduction of Risk Potential Questions
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 6
During routine tracheostomy care, the nurse notes increased drainage from the stoma and a fruity, grape juice odor. The nurse obtains a culture of the secretions and anticipates the results will reveal which organism?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 4
The nurse is providing discharge education to the parents of the 7-day-old neonate who required a blood transfusion due to blood loss following circumcision. Which instruction is most important?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 9
0
