The nurse is caring for a patient with an acute brain injury.
Which of the following sets of vital signs would concern the nurse about increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?

Choice A rationale

Fluid intake does not directly impact intraocular pressure. Management of glaucoma focuses on medications like eye drops and surgical interventions rather than restricting fluid intake.

Choice B rationale

Glaucoma treatments, including eye drops, aim to manage intraocular pressure. These medications are required lifelong to prevent optic nerve damage and preserve vision.

Choice C rationale

Excess salt impacts systemic blood pressure but does not directly influence intraocular pressure. Glaucoma management targets ocular pressure, not dietary sodium reduction.

Choice D rationale

Avoiding eye overuse may reduce strain but does not address intraocular pressure. Effective glaucoma treatment relies on pharmacological or surgical measures rather than activity limitation.

Choice A rationale

The frontal lobe controls executive functions like reasoning and planning, not object identification errors. Damage here leads to issues with decision-making and voluntary movement, not misidentification of objects.

Choice B rationale

The temporal lobe processes auditory information and object recognition. Injury disrupts the brain's ability to associate visual stimuli with correct labels, causing errors like calling a pen "a key.”.

Choice C rationale

The parietal lobe processes sensory information related to touch, pain, and spatial awareness. Damage causes difficulty with spatial relations and perception but doesn't typically involve visual misidentification.

Choice D rationale

The occipital lobe handles visual processing. Damage affects vision or visual interpretation but does not impair the recognition or labeling of objects directly.