Chapter Questions
Your 65-year-old patient with a brain injury has signs of increased ICP. Describe the nursing measures that are indicated. How would you determine whether your interventions are effective in alleviating the increased ICP? What is the evidence base for practices to decrease ICP? Identify the criteria used to evaluate the strength of the evidence for these practices.
A patient is admitted to your unit for a supratentorial cranial procedure. Identify the nursing interventions indicated before, during, and after the procedure. What patient education is indicated? How will your nursing interventions and patient education change if a transsphenoidal approach is used?
pa Identify the priorities, approach, and techniques you would use to provide care to a 35-year-old patient with migraines. How will your priorities, approach, and techniques differ if the patient has tension-type or cluster headaches?