Question

A client who had cranial surgery 5 days earlier to remove a brain tumor has a few cognitive deficits and does not seem to be progressing as quickly as the client or family had hoped. the nurse plans to implement which approach as most helpful to the client and family at this time?

Answer 1

Emphasize progress in a realistic manner.  
The sooner this is done the better for the client as this will help the client cope with recovery and also will enable diagnosis of any other problem that the client might have because the earlier the better so that unresolved issues do not become something else.