The nurse observing that the postcraniotomy patient is unresponsive to and unaware of environmental stimuli uses which of the following terms to describe the patient in her documentation?
A) Unconscious
B) Comatose
C) Demonstrating akinetic mutism
D) In a persistent vegetative state
Ans: A
Feedback: In unconsciousness, the patient is unresponsive to and unaware of environmental stimuli. Coma is a clinical state of unconsciousness in which the patient is unaware of self or the environment for prolonged periods. Akinetic mutism is a state of unresponsiveness to the environment in which the patient makes no movement or sound but sometimes opens the eyes. Persistent vegetative state is a condition in which the patient is described as wakeful but devoid of conscious content, without cognitive or affective mental function.
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