The nurse assesses a patient before hip surgery. Which piece of information is most critical for the nurse to report to the surgeon before surgery?
a. The patient is complaining of a pounding headache.
b. There is a bruise on the patient's left ante-rior chest.
c. The patient uses continuous positive air-way pressure (CPAP) at home.
d. The blood pressure is 20 mm Hg higher than baseline.
C
The nurse reports the use of CPAP since this may indicate that the patient has obstructive sleep apnea, which poses a risk after surgery. The headache could potentially result from anxiety or hypoglycemia. A bruise on the patient's chest is not near the operative area. The elevated blood pressure could be a result of preoperative anxiety.
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