When a client is admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state following subarachnoid hemorrhage resulting from a ruptured intracranial aneurysm, the nurse anticipates that the manifestations that preceded the loss of consciousness were
A) generalized weakness and fatigue accompanied by anorexia.
B) gradual loss of speech or vision.
C) sudden severe headache accompanied by vomiting.
D) weakness, fever, nausea, and vomiting.

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The onset of a subarachnoid hemorrhage is sudden. The client experiences a sudden, severe headache, often accompanied by vomiting, often describing the headache as "the worst headache I have ever had."

When a Client Is Admitted to the Hospital in an Unconscious