During the Preoperative Assessment of a Patient Scheduled for a Colon

question 15

Multiple Choice

During the preoperative assessment of a patient scheduled for a colon resection, the patient tells the nurse about using St. John's wort to prevent depression. The nurse should alert the staff in the postanesthesia recovery area that the patient may

• A) have more postoperative bleeding than expected.
• B) take longer to recover from the anesthesia.
• C) have hypertensive episodes.
• D) experience increased pain.

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