The nurse is admitting a patient to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) who received halothane and ketamine as anesthesia. What is the nurse's priority assessment?
A) Blood pressure and pulse
B) Respirations and airway
C) Pain and respirations
D) Temperature and airway
A
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If halothane and ketamine are used in combination, severe cardiac depression with hypotension and bradycardia may occur. If these agents must be used together, the patient should be monitored closely. Pain, respirations, airway, and temperature are all assessments the nurse will collect on any patient in the PACU, but they are not priority assessments associated with combining ketamine and halothane.
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