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A nurse suspects that a client admitted for treatment of bacterial meningitis is experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse supports this suspicion?

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Rationale: Restlessness is an early ICP sign due to brain impairment in meningitis. Kernig's sign, nuchal rigidity, and photophobia indicate meningeal irritation, not specifically ICP.

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