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The nurse is assessing a patient’s level of consciousness after a brain injury using the Glasgow Coma Scale. The patient’s eyes open to painful stimuli only, but he does not respond verbally to the painful stimuli. He is also decorticate posturing. Approximately what should the nurse rate his GCS score?
a) 2-3
b) 5-6
c) 9-10
d) 13-14