The physician prescribes intravenous mannitol for a patient who has a head injury and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which assessment finding would best indicate to the nurse that the patient is having a therapeutic response to the mannitol?

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Intravenous mannitol is a diuretic that helps to reduce ICP by decreasing cerebral edema. Increased urinary output would indicate that the mannitol is working and reducing the patient's ICP. The decreased GCS score, increased blood glucose levels, and return of the gag reflex are not related to the therapeutic response to mannitol.

The Physician Prescribes Intravenous Mannitol for a Patient Who Has