A nurse working in an ambulatory care surgery center is preparing to discharge a postoperative patient. The nurse knows that the convalescence period will occur:
a. 1 to 2 hours after surgery.
b. at home.
c. once the patient has been monitored overnight in the hospital.
d. 2 to 4 hours after surgery.
B
For a patient following ambulatory surgery, convalescence will occur at home, the immediate recovery period normally lasts only 1 to 2 hours. For a hospitalized patient the immediate postoperative period often lasts a few hours, with convalescence taking 1 or more days, depending on the extent of surgery and a patient's response. Patient who are admitted to stay overnight at the hospital are not classified as ambulatory care surgery center.
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