The nurse assesses clients in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Which client does the nurse intervene for first?
a. Client with a respiratory rate of 12 breaths/min
b. Client with an oxygen saturation of 92%
c. Client who is reporting pain (5 out of 10)
d. Client with audible stridor
D
Stridor, a high-pitched crowing sound, indicates airway obstruction resulting from tracheal or laryngeal spasms or edema or other airway blockage. Opening the airway is the highest priority. The other clients are stable, although the client with pain may need pain medication. However, this does not take priority over caring for the client with stridor.
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