The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Admitted with a Traumatic

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a traumatic brain injury following a motor vehicle crash.Several weeks later,the patient is still ventilator dependent and unresponsive to stimulation but occasionally takes a spontaneous breath.The physician explains to the family that the patient has severe neurological impairment and is not expected to recover consciousness.The nurse recognizes that this patient is

• A) an organ donor.
• B) brain dead.
• C) in a persistent vegetative state.
• D) terminally ill.

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