The nursing intervention that reduces the clients risk of increased intracranial pressure or ICP is to administer a stool softener as ordered. To avoid the client from straining at the stool that may possibly cause a Valsalva maneuver that increases intracranial pressure, the nurse must institute a regular bowel program that take account of use of a stool softener.
Answer 1: The correct answer is the occipital lobe.
The occipital lobe refers to one of the four major lobes in the human brain. It is located in the rear portion of the brain (refer to the attached image). The occipital lobe is responsible for processing and making sense of the stimuli we receive/ see with our eyes. This lobe helps us make sense of what we see, and where (distance, depth, etc.) we see something.
Answer 2: The correct answer is left hemisphere . . . hemisphere
In the earlier days of studying the human brain, scientists believed that the left hemisphere was the dominant hemisphere of the brain, compared to the right hemisphere. It is also worth nothing that the left hemisphere is associated with logic, language and numerical ability, while the right hemisphere is associated with creativity, artistic ability and imagination. However, more recently, scientists consider both brain hemispheres as equally dominant in day-to-day functions. It is not true that the left brain is more dominant, since both hemispheres perform important functions.
Any caregiver for that matter must protect oneself first before coming in contact with any patient. This is to avoid the transmission of microorganisms--from the patient to the nurse and from the nurse to other patients. By protecting oneself, Nurse Jones must use the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
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