The Following Orders Are Received for a Patient Who Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

The following orders are received for a patient who is unconscious after a head injury caused by an automobile accident.Which one should the nurse question?

• A) Perform neurological checks every 15 minutes.
• B) Prepare the patient for lumbar puncture.
• C) Obtain X-ray films of the skull and spine.
• D) Do computed tomography scanning with and without contrast.

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