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The nurse is caring for a patient with an acute head injury. Which assessment finding would first alert the nurse that the patient is developing an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP)?

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Rationale: Altered level of consciousness is the earliest sign of increased ICP, reflecting brain compression. Sluggish pupils and widening pulse pressure are later signs, and tachycardia with hypotension is not typical.

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