The Nurse Is Assessing a Client Who Has Just Arrived

question 26

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing a client who has just arrived in the postanesthesia recovery unit (PACU) after a thyroidectomy and obtains these data. Which of the following information is most important to communicate to the surgeon?

• A)The client is sleepy and hard to arouse.
• B)The client has increasing swelling of the neck.
• C)The client is complaining of 7/10 incisional pain.
• D)The client's cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 112.