The nurse is reviewing nursing diagnoses identified for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify as a priority for this patient?
a. Ineffective coping
b. Self-care deficit: hygiene
c. Pain related to inflammation of cranial nerve V
d. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
ANS: C
Pain takes priority. D. If pain is controlled, then the patient will be able to eat, and nutrition will not be a problem. A. Ineffective coping can be addressed after physiological problems. B. Hygiene is important but is not as high a priority as pain and nutrition.
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