A cervical collar is applied to the patients neck to immobilize it. Risk of increasing ICP further,skin breakdown, or impeding airway.II) Nurses remain calm when caring for a patient with elevated ICP. Clustering activities isavoided to prevent the patient from becoming stressed. Decreasing stimulation by minimizingnoise, turning off the lights, and only doing necessary nursing interventions decreases the stressthe patient feels as well. Patient may also be chemically paralyzed or sedated.