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A patient recovering from a craniotomy is complaining of a headache despite having the head of the bed elevated. The nurse also sees a damp mark on the patient's pillow. What should the nurse do? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
◦ Alert the physician.
◦ Elevate the head of the bed to 45 degrees.
◦ Plan for insertion of an external ventricular drain.
◦ Apply an occlusive dressing to stop the leak.
◦ Check the drainage for the presence of glucose.
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Marked as best answer by Arii_bell on Jun 2, 2019

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Reply #1 on: Jun 2, 2019
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Reply #2 on: Jun 2, 2019
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