A Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

question 5

Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring a patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) .At which point would the nurse document that the patient is comatose?

• A)11
• B)15
• C)7
• D)9

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