The Surgical Unit Has Developed a New Fast-Track System Whereby

question 21

Multiple Choice

The surgical unit has developed a new fast-track system whereby patients are transferred from the operating room to PACU phase II. The nurse anticipates that which patients would benefit from this change?. Select all that apply.

• A) A healthy 50-year-old patient with an uncomplicated cataract surgery
• B) A 20-year-old basketball player who had arthroscopic repair of the knee
• C) A 65-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy for uterine cancer
• D) A 40-year-old man who had coronary bypass surgery
• E) A 5-year-old whose tonsils and adenoids were removed

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