The client who had a traumatic brain injury last week is now persistently unconscious, and is being cared for in the Intensive Care Unit. The family asks when attempts to stimulate the client will begin. What is the nurse's best answer?
A)
"Stimulation will not begin until transfer to a rehabilitation unit."
B)
"Attempts begin while the client is still in the ICU."
C)
"There is little hope of improvement from persistently unconscious states."
D)
"The stimulation process will begin when the client is physiologically stable."
B
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