During the preoperative assessment, the client tells the nurse that he smokes three packs of cigarettes daily. Which action by the nurse is best?
a. Call the surgeon to cancel the surgery.
b. Have baseline laboratory studies drawn.
c. Perform a respiratory assessment.
d. Give a nebulizer treatment.
C
Smoking increases the client's risk for atelectasis and hypoxia. The nurse should assess the client for signs of respiratory disease. The physician will need to know this information but will not necessarily cancel the operation. Baseline laboratory studies need to be ordered by the physician. There is no indication for giving a nebulizer to this client.
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