In assessing a patient with head injury, the nurse should be most concerned with which finding?

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Unilateral clear, watery nasal discharge may be cerebrospinal fluid, indicating a skull fracture. Pain on palpation of the scalp is expected after a head injury and is not a cause for concern. A scalp laceration at the sight of injury is expected after a head injury and is not a cause for concern. Complaints of dizziness is expected after a head injury and is not a cause for concern.

In Assessing a Patient with Head Injury, the Nurse Should