A client with a head injury has had the caloric test performed using ice-cold water. When the water was injected into the auditory canal, the client's eyes moved slowly toward the irrigated side and then quickly returned to midline. The nurse would conclude after watching this reaction that the client
A) has an intact brain stem.
B) has brain death.
C) is likely to arouse within 24 hours.
D) will be permanently deaf.

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If brain stem function is intact, the eyes move in a conjugate fashion slowly toward the irrigated side and then quickly move back to midline.

A Client with a Head Injury Has Had the Caloric