What is a priority nursing intervention

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Your patient is a pedestrian struck by a car and thrown 35 feet. They were unconscious at the scene, but became responsive with initial and subsequent Glasgow coma scale scores of 13. The patient has bilateral subdural hematoma's and is awaiting transfer to the ICU. Your next assessment reveals a GCS of nine. What is a priority nursing intervention? Hold all pain medication's notify the provider of the change. Repeat the GCS in 30 minutes placed a patient in Trendelenburg position?

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