The nurse should assess a client who has had unrelieved trigeminal neuralgia for the past 6 months for
a. alcohol consumption.
b. suicidal ideation.
c. vocational rehabilitation.
d. weight gain.
B
Unrelieved pain from trigeminal neuralgia is so intense that clients often consider suicide. Be-cause of the pain, they do not eat and neglect oral hygiene.
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