A PACU nurse is discharging a patient home after having surgery for trigeminal neuralgia. The nurse stresses to the patient not to rub the eye on the side affected by the neuralgia. Why would the nurse do this?
A) There is a perceptual deficit to the affected side of the face.
B) The affected eye has no tears.
C) There is a sensory deficit to the affected side of the face.
D) The affected eye needs a shield.
Ans: C
Feedback: If the surgery results in sensory deficits to the affected side of the face, the patient is
instructed not to rub the eye because the pain of a resulting injury will not be detected. Perceptual deficits would not be addressed in postoperative teaching; having no tears would not preclude the patient rubbing the eye, nor would the need for an eye shield.
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