Author Question: The pediatric nurse caring for a child with increased intracranial pressure knows that priority ... (Read 33 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The pediatric nurse caring for a child with increased intracranial pressure knows that priority nursing interventions include:
Select all answers that apply.

A) preventing hyperthermia.
B) lowering the head of the bed.
C) maintaining a patent airway.
D) administering mannitol (Osmitrol).

Question 2

As part of nursing care for the child receiving chemotherapy, the pediatric nurse tests the child's urine for occult blood, pH, and protein. This nursing intervention is a preventative strategy for:

A) dehydration.
B) hemorrhagic cystitis.
C) urinary tract infection.
D) gastrointestinal infection.