The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Recovering from a Percutaneous

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a percutaneous rhizotomy for trigeminal neuralgia. What techniques should the nurse use to assess this patient for adverse effects from the procedure?

A) clench the teeth
B) touch the cornea with a cotton wisp
C) stick out the tongue
D) place sugar on the front of the patient's tongue
E) move the eyes through the cardinal positions of vision