When caring for the patient after a head injury,the nurse would be most concerned with assessment findings which included respiratory changes,

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Hypertension with widening pulse pressure,bradycardia,and respiratory changes are the ominous late signs of increased intracranial pressure and indications of impending herniation (Cushing's triad).It is bradycardia,not tachycardia,which is the component of this ominous triad.It is hypertension,not hypotension,which is the component of this ominous triad.

When Caring for the Patient After a Head Injury,the Nurse