Following an outpatient procedure for which the patient received general anesthesia, which finding(s) indicate(s) to the nurse that the patient is ready to be discharged? (Select all that ap-ply.)
a. The patient ambulates to the bathroom with minimal assistance.
b. The patient cannot read and voice an un-derstanding of discharge instructions.
c. The patient has been awake for 2 hours.
d. The patient is able to empty the bladder.
e. The patient plans to drive home.
A, D
The criteria for discharge from day surgery are the ability to ambulate unassisted and to empty the bladder. Following general anesthetic, a responsible person may receive the discharge in-structions and a written copy should be provided to the patient; being awake for 2 hours is not discharge criteria; and patients cannot drive any distance after general anesthesia.
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