After Assessing the Best Motor Response of a Client Using

question 22

Multiple Choice

After assessing the best motor response of a client using the Glasgow Coma Scale, the nurse documents the score as 6. Which response of the client supports the nurse's documentation?

• A)Obeys command to move
• B)Withdraws from a painful stimulus
• C)Flexion, abnormal decorticate posturing
• D)Extension, abnormal decerebrate posturing

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Definitions:

Evaluating

The process of assessing or examining something to determine its worth, quality, or significance.

Nonverbal Information

Communication that is transmitted without words, through gestures, facial expressions, body language, and other visual cues.

Communication

The act of conveying information, ideas, feelings, or instructions to others through speech, writing, or other forms of symbols.

Effective Proof Statements

Convincing or persuasive declarations or evidence that support the value or benefits of a product or service.