The nurse is caring for a patient who will be evaluated for brain death. What should the nurse expect to be evaluated in this patient?

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Brain death evaluation includes checking for absent motor and reflex movements, a flat electroencephalogram (EEG) on successive tests to show no brain activity, and no spontaneous respiration, indicating the brain's inability to control essential life functions. Pupils being equal and responsive to light (D) would not indicate brain death, and the criteria need to be present for a longer period than 15 minutes (E), typically over several hours to days, to confirm brain death.

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