Question

Angela, a 40 y/o female client, was admitted to the hospital for significant weakness which has

gotten worse over the last year. She attributed the symptoms to working long hours required as

part of her job as a chief executive officer (CEO) of a large corporation. When the symptoms

first started they would resolve with rest so she thought they were due to fatigue. Recently

Angela has had vision changes and difficulty urinating. The nurse has performed an assessment

and obtained the following data: weakness that had been getting worse, tremors, fatigue, slowed

speech, unsteady gait, blurred vision, and numbness.

Further testing shows that Angela has a brain tumor which is causing her symptoms. She takes a

leave of absence from work in order to have surgery to remove the tumor and fully recover.

11. What are some things Angela is at a higher risk for being post-brain surgery patient?

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12. What kind of neurological assessments does Angela need after surgery?

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13. (1 point) Think of all body systems and potential complications you have covered thus

far. As a post-surgical patient, Angela is now at risk for many complication and needs

continued monitoring. List at least 5 potential complications and what interventions that

can be done to prevent/resolve each of them.

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Answer 1

Answer: After the brain surgery, Patients needs a lot of time to recover and it is depend upon the location of the skull where it has been operated. After the post brain surgery the caregivers give a list of instruction of do's and don'ts. The patient should follow those instructions.

Once the skull is open and operated, many of the rail factors can occurs. Sometimes Patients half of the body becomes paralyzed or little dysfunction occurs. The side effects also includes the lens of the eyes slightly shifted. Patient starts to behave little abnormal while in most of the cases it may not occurs. Patient may have speech problem as she will be unable to speak words clearly.

There can be therapy given to the patient Suh as speech therapy for clearing the words and sentences where as physical and occasional therapy given for the moments of the body parts such as hands and legs.