A teen is brought to the emergency department with a headache and complaints of feeling dizzy after a head injury resulting from falling off a bicycle. The physician diagnoses a concussion. What explanation should the nurse provide to the patient's mother?
A) The patient has had a minor head trauma and should recover spontaneously.
B) The patient may need to have surgery to relieve increased intracranial pressure.
C) The patient may lose consciousness before beginning to recover.
D) The patient has had some intracranial bleeding but should recover in time.
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