A patient in the neurologic intensive care unit has an endotracheal tube. When the nurse does the hourly Glasgow Coma Scale assessment, what rating should this patient have for verbal response?

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1. The Glasgow Coma Scale assesses both level of consciousness and motor response to a stimulus. The scale has three sections: eye opening, motor response, and verbal response. If the patient is unable to talk because of intubation, the score is a 1.
2. The patient is unable to talk and would not be scored as a 4.
3. The patient is unable to talk and would not be scored as a 2.
4. The patient is unable to talk and would not be scored as a 3.

A Patient in the Neurologic Intensive Care Unit Has an Endotracheal