What is the nurse aware of when assessing a person with a craniocerebral injury?
a. Most injuries of this type are irreversible
b. Open injuries are always more serious than closed injuries
c. Signs and symptoms may not occur until several days after the trauma
d. Trauma to the frontal lobe is more significant than to any other area
ANS: C
If a patient who has been conscious for several days after head injury loses consciousness or develops neurologic signs and symptoms, a subdural hematoma should be suspected.
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