A Patient Is Admitted to the Critical Care Unit with the Diagnosis

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the critical care unit with the diagnosis of massive head trauma caused by an MVA.The patient is unresponsive and on mechanical ventilation.EEG is negative for brain waves.The family has agreed to organ donation.The nurse turns the patient's head quickly from side to side.The eyes do not move.The nurse knows this is the result of a loss in the

• A) oculovestibular reflex.
• B) corneal and jaw reflexes.
• C) oculocephalic reflex.
• D) pupillary reflexes.

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