The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a clien…
The nurse is performing a neurological assessment on a client who experienced an ischemic cerebrovascular accident. The client’s eyes are open throughout the assessment but the client utters no verbal response. Repeated attempts to have the patient follow commands are unsuccessful. The nurse applies painful stimuli to the right upper extremity and the patient uses their left upper extremity to attempt to remove the stimulus. The patient’s GCS is: