A Nurse Is Obtaining the Vital Signs of a Client

Multiple Choice

A nurse is obtaining the vital signs of a client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse determines that which of the following findings suggest an increase of ICP?

A) Increased temperature, increased pulse rate, and a fall in blood pressure with widening pulse pressure
B) Increased temperature, slowing of pulse, and a rise in blood pressure with widening pulse pressure
C) Decreased temperature, slowing of pulse, and a rise in blood pressure with narrowing pulse pressure
D) Decreased temperature, increased pulse rate, and a fall in blood pressure with narrowing pulse pressure