In a postoperative assessment of a patient who has had knee replacement surgery, the nurse notes that the patient is experiencing moderate knee pain and somewhat slurred speech
The nurse appropriately
1. Checks the patient's chart to determine whether her slurred speech can be attributed to her postoperative medications and, if not, summons her doctor to determine whether she is having postoperative complications.
2. Asks the doctor to adjust the patient's pain medications to relieve the pain and prevent any further slurring of speech.
3. Asks the patient to let the nurse know if the pain or the slurred speech gets worse, then reassesses the patient's symptoms in 4 hours.
4. Calls the patient's doctor immediately because she may be suffering a stroke because of a blood clot that traveled from her legs postoperatively.
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