The nurse is instructing a patient with a brain tumor about a scheduled craniotomy. What should the nurse include in this teaching?

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A craniotomy involves excising the tumor (A), cutting the bone between burr holes (B), returning the bone flap to the opening (C), and making a series of burr holes in the skull (D). Plastic material is not typically placed over the opening in a standard craniotomy (E).

The Nurse Is Instructing a Patient with a Brain Tumor