When caring for a client recovering from a tonsillectomy, the nurse should monitor closely for which life-threatening complication?
1. Hemorrhage
2. Throat pain and headache
3. Temperature elevation of 100.6 °F
4. Nausea and vomiting
Answer: 1
1. Hemorrhage can be life-threatening.
2. Throat pain and headache are not life-threatening.
3. A temperature elevation is not life-threatening.
4. Nausea and vomiting is not life-threatening.
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