The nurse cares for an adolescent patient who is dying.The patient's parents are interested in organ donation and ask the nurse how the decision about brain death is made.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) "Brain death occurs if a person is flaccid and unresponsive."
B) "If CPR is ineffective in restoring a heartbeat, the brain cannot function."
C) "Brain death has occurred if there is no breathing and certain reflexes are absent."
D) "If respiratory efforts cease and no apical pulse is audible, brain death is present."
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