The nurse assessing the level of consciousness in a patient will perform the following: (Arrange in order from the simplest to the most complex. Separate letters by a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D.)
A. Apply pressure to the nail bed.
B. Shake the patient.
C. Touch the patient.
D. Call the patient's name.
E. Approach the patient.
E, D, C, B, A
The assessment begins with simply approaching the patient and progresses to imposing painful stimuli.
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