A nurse who is working in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) recognizes that a patient is most likely to experience which of the following complications while in the unit?
1. Hypoventilation
2. Deep vein thrombosis
3. Atelectasis
4. Pneumonia
ANS: 2
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