The nurse recognizes that the acute phase of a CVA has ended when:
1. 48 hours has passed from onset.
2. the patient begins to respond verbally.
3. the blood pressure drops.
4. vital signs and neurologic signs stabilize.
4
When the vital and neurologic signs stabilize, the acute phase has ended. Verbal response, lower BP, and passage of time, without other signs, are not adequate evidence.
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