A Patient Recovering from a Frontal Craniotomy Is Positioned with the Head

question 1

Multiple Choice

A patient recovering from a frontal craniotomy is positioned with the head of the bed elevated 45 degrees at all times.What rationale would the nurse provide for this position?

• A)The brain will compress the cerebral veins less in this position.
• B)The ventricles of the brain will drain better in this position.
• C)This position allows for less pain for the patient.
• D)The cerebral spinal veins are valveless and drain by gravity.