A Child Sustains a Traumatic Brain Injury and Is Monitored

question 14

Multiple Choice

A child sustains a traumatic brain injury and is monitored in the pediatric intensive-care unit (PICU) . The nurse is using the Glasgow Coma Scale to assess the child. Which items will the nurse assess when using this tool? Select all that apply.

• A) Eye opening
• B) Verbal response
• C) Motor response
• D) Head circumference
• E) Pulse oximetry

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