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The nurse is educating on the placement of a ventriculostomy (intraventricular catheter) to the family of a patient diagnosed with a brain injury. The nurse states, 'The ventriculostomy is placed:

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Rationale: Ventriculostomies monitor ICP and drain excess CSF, managing elevated pressure.

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