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kwoodring

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Question 1

A patient is admitted with a fracture to the base of the skull. What might the nurse assess in this patient?
◦ Ecchymoses of the neck
◦ Depressed respiratory rate
◦ Increased intracranial pressure
◦ Cerebral spinal fluid leak from the nose

Question 2

A patient with a skull fracture was admitted unconscious, became conscious, and has since moved into unconsciousness again. What should these assessment findings indicate to the nurse?
◦ A subdural hematoma
◦ An epidural hematoma
◦ A subarachnoid hemorrhage
◦ A cerebral spinal fluid leak
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Reply #1 on: Jun 2, 2019
Lorsum iprem. Lorsus sur ipci. Lorsem sur iprem. Lorsum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipci. Lorsum sur iprium, valum sur ipci et, vala sur ipci. Lorsem sur ipci, lorsa sur iprem. Valus sur ipdi. Lorsus sur iprium nunc, valem sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsum sur iprium. Valem sur ipdi. Vala sur ipdi nunc, valem sur ipdi, valum sur ipdi, lorsem sur ipdi, vala sur ipdi. Valem sur iprem nunc, lorsa sur iprium. Valum sur ipdi et, lorsus sur ipci. Valem sur iprem. Valem sur ipci. Lorsa sur iprium. Lorsem sur ipci, valus sur iprem. Lorsem sur iprem nunc, valus sur iprium.
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