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An Older Client Being Treated for Pneumonia Is Given a Sedative

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An older client being treated for pneumonia is given a sedative to sleep. A few hours afterwards, the client has a respiratory rate of 12 and cannot be aroused. What does this assessment finding indicate to the nurse?


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Forebrain

The brain’s largest division and its most forward part.

Largest Division

The largest segment or section within a particular context or system, though without further specification, this can refer to numerous different things.

Brain

The brain is the organ located in the head of an organism that coordinates its behavior and mental processes, including thought, emotion, and memory.

Association Cortex

Sometimes called association areas, the region of the cerebral cortex that is the site of the highest intellectual functions, such as thinking and problem solving.

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