A client has an intraparenchymal probe inserted into his brain ...

[Engineer]

A client has an intraparenchymal probe inserted into his brain tissue. The nurse realizes an advantage of this type of intracranial monitoring device would be:
 
  1. low risk of intracerebral bleeding.
  2. low risk of infection.
  3. sturdy and will not break.
  4. an inexpensive method to monitor.

Question 2

The nurse measures a client's blood pressure to be 158/92 mmHg. The nurse recognizes that this blood pressure is classified as:
 
  1. normal.
  2. prehypertension.
  3. stage I hypertension.
  4. stage II hypertension.

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Answer to Question 1

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The intraparenchymal probe is easy to insert and has a low risk of infection. The probe does have a risk of causing intracerebral bleeding. The catheter is fragile and may break. The equipment is expensive for this type of probe.

Answer to Question 2

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Normal blood pressure is SBP less than 120 mmHg and DBP less than 80 mmHg. A prehypertensive state is SBP of 120 to 139 mmHg or DBP of 80 to 90 mmHg. Stage I hypertension is SBP of 140 to 159 mmHg or DBP of 90 to 99 mmHg. Stage II hypertension is a SBP of 160 mmHg or higher or a DBP of 100 mmHg or higher.

[Engineer]

Excellent

[olderstudent]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it