The nurse is caring for a patient with severe neurological impairment following a massive stroke. The physician has ordered tests to determine brain death. The nurse understands that criteria for brain death include: (Select all that apply.)
a. absence of cerebral blood flow.
b. absence of brainstem reflexes on neurological examination.
c. Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
d. flat electroencephalogram.
A, B, D
Criteria for brain death include absence of cerebral blood flow, absence of brainstem reflexes, and flat electroencephalograph. The presence of Cheyne-Stokes respirations would indicate some brain function.
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