Peer evaluation should a. assess the personality of the ...

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Peer evaluation should
 
  a. assess the personality of the individual
  b. measure the quality of care against profes-sional standards
  c. consider the popularity of the individual
  d. be the major basis for pay raises and promotion

Question 2

A client with a head injury from an automobile accident is in the ICU with increased intracranial pressure (ICP). The priority nursing intervention for the client with increasing ICP is which of the following?
 
  1. Controlling pain
   2. Monitoring for nausea and vomiting
   3. Ensuring adequate oxygenation
   4. Maintaining a calm environment

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Answer to Question 1

B
Peer review in nursing is the process by which practicing registered nurses systematically assess, monitor, and make judgments about the quality of nursing care provided by peers as measured against professional standards of practice.

Answer to Question 2

3. Ensuring adequate oxygenation

Rationale:
Ensuring adequate oxygenation to support brain function is the most important step in management of ICP. Although pain control, a calm environment, and vomiting (a sign of increased ICP) would be important, they are secondary to airway.