recognize cues
When a patient is admitted for a TBI, the nurse might see this symptom in the eyes.
What are pupil changes?
A nurse would assume a patient presenting with a GCS of 13, with confusion and headaches after a fall from a ladder would be this kind of head injury.
What is a mild head injury?
A patient may need medications after a TBI to prevent increased intracranial pressure; the nurse would anticipate giving this medication.
What is Mannitol?
A patient presents a week after a car accident, saying they have the worst headache they've ever had. The nurse recognizes that this person may have this.
What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage?
A nurse knows the patient with a brain injury caused by lack of oxygen for greater than 4 minutes, the nurse suspects this brain injury is of this kind.
What is anoxic?
When a patient presents to the ED with a nail protruding from their forehead, the nurse knows they should do this.
What is stablize and doesn't remove?
This intervention is necessary for a positive outcome in a patient with a concussion.
What is brain rest (reduced stimulation)?
A patient presenting with posture, battle sign, and CSF leakage would indicate this to the nurse.
What is a Traumatic brain injury?
A patient is in the ER with a suspected brain injury, the nurse knows they will maintain these 2 things first.
What are c-spine precautions and airway.
A patient with a basilar skull fracture is at risk for this complication
ICP
Battle sign may be the only sign of this kind of skull fracture.
Basilar skull fracture?
A patient with a basilar skull fracture will have this different precaution than from other head trauma.
What is laying the head of the bed flat?