The nurse is planning care for a client with a head injury and increased intracranial pressure (IICP)from a motor vehicle crash.Which intervention is a priority for this client?

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A) Ensuring adequate oxygenation to support brain function is the most important step in management of IICP. Although pain control, a calm environment, and vomiting (a sign of increased ICP) would be important, they are secondary to airway.
B) Ensuring adequate oxygenation to support brain function is the most important step in management of IICP. Although pain control, a calm environment, and vomiting (a sign of increased ICP) would be important, they are secondary to airway.
C) Ensuring adequate oxygenation to support brain function is the most important step in management of IICP. Although pain control, a calm environment, and vomiting (a sign of increased ICP) would be important, they are secondary to airway.
D) Ensuring adequate oxygenation to support brain function is the most important step in management of IICP. Although pain control, a calm environment, and vomiting (a sign of increased ICP) would be important, they are secondary to airway.

The Nurse Is Planning Care for a Client with a Head