The nurse is caring for a patient with severe neurological impairment following a massive stroke.The physician has ordered tests to determine brain death.The nurse understands that criteria for brain death include (Select all that apply.)

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Criteria for brain death include absence of cerebral blood flow,absence of brainstem reflexes,and flat electroencephalograph.The presence of Cheyne-Stokes respirations and the response to pain would indicate some brain function.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient with Severe Neurological