The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient in Preadmission Testing

question 41

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient in preadmission testing. The patient has been assigned a physical status classification by the American Society of Anesthesiologists of ASA III. Which assessment will support this classification?

• A) Normal, healthy patient
• B) Denial of any major illnesses or conditions
• C) Poorly controlled hypertension with implanted pacemaker
• D) Moribund patient not expected to survive without the operation

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