The nurse is caring for a patient who has just had neurosurgery.To assess for increased intracranial pressure, what would the nurse include in the assessment?

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Some hospitalized persons have head trauma or a neurological deficit from a systemic disease process.These people must be closely monitored for any improvement or deterioration in neurological status and for any indication of increasing intracranial pressure.The nurse should use an abbreviation of the neurological examination in the following sequence: level of consciousness, motor function, pupillary response, and vital signs.

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