A patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) after being hit in the head with a baseball during a company picnic. On admission, the patient has a headache and cannot remember being hit but has no other signs of neurologic deficit. The nurse will plan to

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A patient with a minor head trauma is usually discharged with instructions about neurologic monitoring and the need to return if neurologic status deteriorates. MRI, hospital admission, and continued observation in the ED are not indicated in a patient who only briefly lost consciousness and has no neurologic deficits.

A Patient Is Brought to the Emergency Department (ED) After