The Nursing Care Plan of a Patient with a Diffuse

question 14

Multiple Choice

The nursing care plan of a patient with a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) would involve which of the following considerations?

• A) Neurologic assessments should be performed only once a shift.
• B) The patient will need a computed tomography scan for definitive diagnosis of the injury.
• C) Blood pressure and temperature elevations are common.
• D) The patient is at risk for volume overload because of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.

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Definitions:

Antipsychotic Medication

Drugs used to manage psychosis, including symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, and disturbed thought processes, often prescribed in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Symptoms

Signs or indications of a condition or disease experienced by an individual, often leading to a diagnosis.

Schizophrenia

A serious mental disorder characterized by distorted thinking, perceptions, emotions, language, sense of self, and behavior.

Antidepressant Drugs

Medications designed to alleviate symptoms of depression by adjusting the balance of neurotransmitters in the brain.