The nurse is caring for a patient in the post-anesthesia care unit and notes that the patient received isoflurane (Forane) to induce anesthesia. When will the nurse expect the patient to recover consciousness?
a. Immediately
b. In 15 to 30 minutes
c. In 1 hour
d. In hours
ANS: C
Upon discontinuation of isoflurane, recovery of consciousness usually occurs in 1 hour.
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