A client who has a severe head injury is placed in a drug-induced coma. The client's husband states, "I do not understand. Why are you putting her into a coma?" How does the nurse re-spond?
a. "These drugs will prevent her from expe-riencing pain when positioning or suc-tioning is required."
b. "This medication will help her remain cooperative and calm during the painful treatments."
c. "This medication will decrease the activity of her brain so that additional damage does not occur."
d. "This medication will prevent her from having a seizure and will reduce the need for monitoring intracranial pressure."
C
When intracranial pressure cannot be controlled by other means, clients may be placed in a bar-biturate coma to decrease cerebral metabolic demands, decrease formation of vasogenic edema, and produce a more uniform blood supply to the brain. The other responses do not correctly ex-plain the reason for a medication-induced coma. Pain medication should be administered when the client is comatose.
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