A Patient Is Recovering After Receiving Sedation for a Contrast

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient is recovering after receiving sedation for a contrast medium study and has a score of 1 using the Modified Ramsay Sedation Scale.What action by the nurse is most appropriate at this time?

• A) Document these normal findings.
• B) Prepare to increase the oxygen flow.
• C) Administer a drug-reversal agent.
• D) Listen to the breath sounds.

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