Select the Action by the Nurse That Best Helps Reduce

question 29

Multiple Choice

Select the action by the nurse that best helps reduce intracranial pressure in a client who sustained a head injury after a diving accident.

• A)Use a manual respirator (ambu-bag) to hyperventilate the client.
• B)Have the client breathe slowly into a paper bag.
• C)Administer 1 amp of sodium bicarbonate intravenously slowly.
• D)Maintain the client in a supine position.

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