The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Admitted with a Traumatic

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a traumatic brain injury following a motor vehicle crash.The patient's Glasgow Coma Score is 3 and intermittently withdraws when painful stimuli are introduced.The patient is ventilator dependent and occasionally takes a spontaneous breath.The physician explains to the family that the patient has severe neurological impairment and he does not expect the patient 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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