levels of consciousness in the pediatric patient

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Topic: Cerebral

Please answer the 5 questions below for attendance credit.  Please do not share work. USE ONLY THE TEXTBOOK FOR YOUR PAPER, ESSENTIALS OF PEDIATRIC NURSING FOUTH EDITION, TERRI KYLE . SUSAN CARMAN

1. Describe the clinical manifestations a nurse might observe in an infant compensating for increased intracranial pressure

2. Describe the six levels of consciousness in the pediatric patient

3. Describe a coup and contra coup head injury

4.  Differentiate between a generalized seizure and a partial (focal) seizure. List the priority interventions for a pediatric patient having a seizure

5. What is hydrocephalus and how is it managed?