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A 1-month-old infant with hydrocephalus is scheduled to have surgery for the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. What is the primary focus of nursing interventions for this infant?
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A 1-month-old infant with hydrocephalus is scheduled to have surgery for the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. What is the primary focus of nursing interventions for this infant?

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White sclera showing above the pupils

As accumulating cerebrospinal fluid puts pressure on the posterior surface of the eye globes, they tip downward; white sclera shows above the pupils
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