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The oral intake of a patient with trigeminal neuralgia is sharply reduced, and the patient's nutritional status is compromised. What is the priority nursing intervention? Serving lukewarm food Ensuring that the food is easy to chew Providing food through a nasogastric tube Encouraging intake of foods high in protein {Ans: Providing food through a nasogastric tube If the nutritional status of the patient is compromised due to a sharp reduction of oral intake, the priority intervention should be to provide enteral feedings through a nasogastric tube. Once a reasonable amount of nutrition is restored and the patient is able to feed orally, food should be served lukewarm and at frequent intervals. After the patient can eat normally, food should be easy to chew and high in protein content. Until then, nasogastric feedings are indicated to facilitate a return to homeostasis.}The nurse recalls that which surgical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia is a peripheral procedure? Glycerol rhizotomy Gamma knife radiosurgery Microvascular decompression Percutaneous radiofrequency rhizotomy {Ans: Glycerol rhizotomy Glycerol rhizotomy is a peripheral procedure used for trigeminal neuralgia where glycerol is injected into one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. The injection of glycerol causes a chemical ablation resulting