The Nurse Is Caring for a Client in the Neurological

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client in the neurological intensive care unit (ICU) with head trauma.The client is being monitored for increased intracranial pressure (IICP) .Using the Monroe-Kellie hypothesis as a basis for explanation,which comment by the nurse to the client's family would be most appropriate?

• A) "There is nothing that can be done."
• B) "Increasing brain pressure decreases the amount of blood flow to the brain itself."
• C) "The pressure in the brain is increasing because the brain is shrinking."
• D) "Because there is more pressure in the brain, the blood flow is also increasing."

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