Which intervention would the nurse implement as the priority when providing care for a patient with a ventriculostomy to measure increased intra-cranial pressure (ICP) caused by a brain tumor?

Which condition would the nurse associate with an infection of a sebaceous gland when the patient presents with a small, white, superficial nodule on the margin of the eyelid?

A nurse is caring for a client who has had a stroke involving the right hemisphere. Which of the following alterations in function should the nurse expect?

A nurse is planning care for a client 1 day postoperative following a detached retinal repair. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the plan?

A nurse is caring for a client who has meningitis, a temperature of 39.7° C (103.5° F), and is prescribed a hypothermia blanket. While using this therapy, the nurse should know that the client must carefully be observed for which of the following complications?

A nurse is caring for a client who has sustained a traumatic brain injury. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following manifestations of increased intracranial pressure?

An RN is teaching a student nurse about tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration in a patient with ischemic stroke. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching?

Which medical condition places a patient at a higher risk for an embolic stroke?

A nurse is assessing a client who has meningitis and notes when passively flexing the client's neck there is an involuntary flexion of both legs. Which of the following conditions is the client displaying?

Which outcome would concern the nurse when the patient's calculated mean arterial pressure (MAP) is below 70 mm Hg?

If blood flow to the brain is interrupted, how quickly does cellular death occur?