Clinical Situation: You are assigned to the postanesthesia room on the day shift. You have two clients assigned to your care
Mrs. Johnson, a 54-year-old client, had an exploratory laparoscopy with general anesthesia and is just arriving in the recovery room. Mr. Martin is a 24-year-old client who had local anesthesia for an arthroscopy of the right knee. He has been in the recovery room for one hour.
Based on the Aldrete Postanesthesia Recovery Scoring System, it has been determined that Mr. Martin is ready for discharge from the recovery room. This indicates he has achieved all of the following criteria except
A. Pain-free.
B. Blood pressure within 20 mm Hg of preanesthesia values.
C. Able to deep breathe and cough.
D. Moves extremities voluntarily.
A
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