A Patient Is Being Evaluated for Discharge from the Postanesthesia

question 5

Multiple Choice

A patient is being evaluated for discharge from the postanesthesia care unit. The patient had a preoperative baseline blood pressure of 124/80. Currently, the patient is moving all four extremities voluntarily, has a respiratory rate of 11, and rouses when her name is called. Which other assessment would mandate that the patient stay in postanesthesia care until more stable?

• A) The patient has vomited once since admission.
• B) The patient's blood pressure is 120/76.
• C) The patient has had no pain since admission to the unit.
• D) The patient's pulse oximeter measures 92% on oxygen.

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