A nurse is caring for a client with trigeminal neuralgia. The client is advised by the healthcare provider to undergo partial surgical removal of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve root
Of what should the nurse be aware regarding the characteristic of pain in the client? A) The pain may be triggered by the slightest touch of the trigger zone.
B) The pain usually occurs in spasms that can last for days to weeks.
C) The pain occurs most commonly in the upper extremities and trunk.
D) The pain is temporarily eliminated by surgical removal of the partial nerve root.
A
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The nurse should be aware that the excruciating neuralgic pain might be triggered by the slightest touch of the trigger zones. The nurse should be aware that this pain occurs in spasms that can last for seconds to hours and not days to weeks. Trigeminal neuralgic pain occurs commonly in the jaw and parts of the face and not in the upper extremities and trunk. The nurse should be aware that surgical removal of a partial nerve root eliminates the pain permanently and not temporarily.
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