question archive Following a motor vehicle collision (MVC), an unrestrained female client is admitted to the intensive care unit with altered mental status
Following a motor vehicle collision (MVC), an unrestrained female client is admitted to the intensive care unit with altered mental status
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Following a motor vehicle collision (MVC), an unrestrained female client is admitted to the intensive care unit with altered mental status. She has multiple rib fractures and bruising across her lower abdomen. Which assessment finding warrants immediate intervention by the nurse? (Please scroll and view each tab's information in the client's medical record before selecting the answer.)
A. Several apnea episodes lasting ten seconds.
B. A large amount of gross hematuria.
C. Delayed peripheral capillary refill.
D. Numbness of the left lower extremity
