The nurse is evaluating the client in the hospital's postanaesthesia care unit (PACU) and determines that the Aldrete score is 8 . Based on this assessment, which of the following does the nurse anticipate will happen?
a. The client will be sent to the intensive care unit.
b. The client will be discharged back to his room on the nursing unit.
c. The client will remain in the PACU until the score improves.
d. The client will return to the operating room for surgical evaluation.
B
The client must receive a composite Aldrete score of 8 to 10 before being discharged from the PACU. The nurse may anticipate that the client with an Aldrete score of 8 will be discharged back to his room on the nursing unit.
If the client's condition is still poor after two to three hours (an Aldrete score below 8), the phy-sician may transfer the client to an intensive care unit.
If the client's condition is still poor after two to three hours (an Aldrete score below 8), the phy-sician may lengthen the client's stay in the PACU until the score improves.
A client with an Aldrete score of 8 is unlikely to return to the operating room for surgical evalua-tion.
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