Lumbar puncture - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is caring for a client who is postprocedure following lumbar puncture and reports a throbbing headache when sitting upright. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (select all that apply) a. use the Glasgow coma scale when assessing the client b. assist the client to a supine position c. administer an opioid medication d. encourage the client to increase fluid intake e. instruct the client to perform deep breathing and coughing exercises - Answer b. assist the cli...

Medical-Surgical LPN/RN Assessment 1ShiftKey Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2024/2025 | 100% Correct. If a nurse accidently sticks herself while giving a patient an IM injection what is the first action? Rationale: Harding, M., Kwong, J., Roberts, D., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C. (2020). Lewis’s Medicalsurgical nursing : Assessment and management of clinical problems. Elsevier, Inc. Report incident to supervisor/charge nurse. Cleanse area with Betadine. Irrigate area with sterile water....

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ATI MED SURG PROCTORED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATES 2024/2025 A+ GRADE. A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension (Correct Answer) − b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to ...

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1) A client admitted to the hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage has complaints of severe headache, nuchal rigidity, and projectile vomiting. The nurse knows lumbar puncture (LP) would be contraindicated in this client in which of the following circumstances? 1. Vomiting continues 2. Intracranial pressure (ICP) is increased 3. The client needs mechanical ventilation 4. Blood is anticipated in the cerebralspinal fluid (CSF) 2 Sudden removal of CSF results in pressures lower in the lumba...

An assistive personnel tells the charge nurse that her assignment is too demanding. She angrily tells the nurse to reassign one of her tasks to another AP. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to resolve the conflict? - Ask the AP to discuss the issue in a private area A nurse is supervising an assistive personnel (AP) obtain supplies for a client who is on seizure precautions. Which of the following materials should the AP place in the client's room? - Oral Suction Equipment ...

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