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A Nurse on a Neurology Unit Is Assessing a Female

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A nurse on a neurology unit is assessing a female brain-injured client. The client is unresponsive to speech, and her pupils are dilated and do not react to light. She is breathing regularly, but her respiratory rate is 45 breaths/minute. In response to a noxious stimulus, her arms and legs extend rigidly. What is her level of impairment?


A) Delirium
B) Coma
C) Brain death
D) Vegetative state

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