Nurse Directory

When the nurse tested an unconscious client for noxious stimuli, the client responded with decorticate rigidity or posturing.  This is best described as:

A. flexion of the upper and lower extremities into a fetal-like position
B. rigid extension of the upper and lower extremities and plantar flexion
C. complete flaccidity of both upper and lower extremities and hyperextension of the neck
D. flexion of the upper extremities, extension of the lower extremities, and plantar flexion