The nurse is assessing a client's intracranial pressure via an external ventricular drain (EVD). The reading is markedly different from the previous one. What action does the nurse take next?

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For an accurate ICP reading with an EVD, the transducer must be leveled at the client's tragus and the drain closed. The client does not need an x-ray. The drainage tube is never irrigated.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Client's Intracranial Pressure Via an External