The patient arrives in the intensive care unit after a bronchoscopy. Which patient assessment is the nurse's priority?
a. Status of the gag reflex
b. Level of sedation
c. Circulatory status
d. Respiratory status
D
Respiratory status is the priority assessment in the immediate postprocedure period because bronchoscopy includes manipulation of a scope through the trachea and bronchi, potentially sti-mulating bronchospasm, laryngospasm, and respiratory distress. Cardiovascular status, or circu-lation, is the next patient priority on the hierarchy of needs. After the respiratory and cardiovas-cular assessments, the nurse assesses the patient's neurological status and sedation level to mon-itor for return of function. The nurse assesses the gag reflex before administering anything by mouth.
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a. True b. False