MEDizzy - The nurse caring for a client with an acute head injury

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The nurse caring for a client with an acute head injury should carefully assess which function as the primary indicator of neurological status?

ExplanationThe level of consciousness is the primary indicator of neurological status. An alteration in the level of consciousness occurs before any other changes in neurological signs or vital signs. Vital sign changes occur later.