Paramedics Have Brought an Intubated Patient to the RD Following

Multiple Choice

Paramedics have brought an intubated patient to the RD following a head injury due to accelerationdeceleration motor vehicle accident. Increased ICP is suspected. Appropriate nursing interventions would include which of the following?

A) Keep the head of the bed (HOB) flat at all times.
B) Teach the patient to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
C) Administer benzodiazepines on a PRN basis.
D) Perform endotracheal suctioning every hour.