The nurse is caring for a 50-year-old man who has undergone below-the-knee amputation of his right leg 4 hours ago. The patient complains of pain, numbness and tingling of the right leg and foot. Which of the following types of pain is most likely attributed to the patient’s complaints?

Following a motor vehicle accident, the patient is brought via ambulance to the emergency department (ED). The patient is unconscious during the mental status exam. The nurse attempts to arouse the patient by calling her name, but the patient does not respond. Following a firm sternal rub, the patient’s flexes the arms into the chest and moans. The nurse documents the patient’s Glasgow Coma Scale score as which number? Enter your response using a whole number.

The patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) after falling down and being briefly unconsciousness. The patient’s wife is with him and tells the nurse in private, “He’s not been like himself. He’s verbally abusive, now, and mean. He was always the sweetest man I ever knew.” The nurse suspects testing will reveal a lesion in which lobe of the brain?