A patient is recovering from endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery. The nurse knows that the surgery has been effective based on which patient statement?
1. "I only feel numbness when I've been on the computer for more than 15 minutes."
2. "I guess in a couple of months the numbness will go away."
3. "I will always have some tingling in my fingers after I've been on the computer."
4. "I'm not feeling tingling or numbness in my thumb or index finger any longer."
Correct Answer: 4
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs as a result of inflammation and swelling of the synovial lining of the tendon sheath, which causes irritation of the median nerve. After the release of the carpal tunnel, the patient should have no further problems with numbness, tingling, or pain. The other statements would indicate that the surgery has not been effective.
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