When providing care for an ambulatory surgical patient, the nurse recognizes that which assessment indicates that the patient meets discharge criteria?
a. The patient is able to drive home alone.
b. Some respiratory depression is evident.
c. The oxygen saturation level is at 85%.
d. No intravenous (IV) narcotics have been given in the past 30 minutes.
D
An ambulatory surgical patient meets discharge criteria when no IV narcotics have been administered for the past 30 minutes, a responsible adult is present to accompany the patient home, respiratory depression is not present, and oxygen saturation is greater than 90%.
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