Clinical Judgement Case Study:  Select all that Apply. …

  Clinical Judgement Case Study:  Select all that Apply.  The nurse is caring for a 5-week-old infant brought to the emergency department The newborn has not been eating, sleeps all of the time, and is “not acting normal”.  On assessment the nurse notes that the newborn has a high pitched cry, appears irritable. The mother reports that the baby is not feeding well. the newborn is admitted with the diagnoses of meningitis and rule out sepsis.  The health care provider orders a spinal tap to analyze and evaluate the cerebral spinal fluid.  Which of the following would indicate a diagnosis of  bacterial meningitis?