The nurse should observe a client with bacterial meningitis for
A) changes in sensorium.
B) high blood pressure.
C) hypothermia.
D) muscle spasms.

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Other general manifestations related to infection are also present, such as fever, tachycardia, headache, prostration, chills, fever, nausea, and vomiting. The client may be irritable at first, but as the infection progresses, the sensorium often becomes clouded, and coma may develop.

The Nurse Should Observe a Client with Bacterial Meningitis for