Using a nursing intensity classification system, the nurse manager assesses that the client requiring the greatest amount of care is the
A) 24-year-old with a 3-day-old fractured femur in Russell's traction.
B) 37-year-old in isolation for hepatitis who is vomiting.
C) 42-year-old 1 day after a craniotomy.
D) 76-year-old 4 days after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) who is comatose.

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The craniotomy client will need high-level assessment and highly technological procedures. The other clients, although ill, have common care problems that require no more than routine care investment.

Using a Nursing Intensity Classification System, the Nurse Manager Assesses