The Nurse Completes His or Her Admission Physical Assessment (See

The nurse completes his or her admission physical assessment (see accompanying chart) of a patient on the neuro unit. These findings are consistent with a patient in which coma state? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline \text { Physical Assessment } & \\\hline \text { Eyes } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Wandering eye movements present; does not focus on objects or } \\\text { faces }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Head and neck } & \text { Able to chew and swallow } \\\hline \text { Respiratory } & \text { Coughs at intervals but not on command } \\\hline \text { Musculo-skeletal } & \text { Grasps objects but not on command } \\\hline \begin{array} { l } \text { LOC (level of } \\\text { consciousness) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Blinks or smiles when physically stimulated but not on command; } \\\text { does not respond to verbal stimuli; sleep-wake cycles present }\end{array} \\\hline\end{array}$$

A) persistent vegetative
B) stupor
C) locked-in syndrome
D) minimally conscious