The nurse completes a preoperative assessment of a patient who uses a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine every night. What should be the nurse's next action?
1. Contact the primary care health care provider to verify the patient's use of CPAP.
2. Explain to the patient that CPAPs are not allowed in the hospital setting.
3. Discuss the patient's surgery with the family.
4. Contact anesthesia to notify of the CPAP usage.
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Rationale 1: There is no reason to verify what the patient has reported.
Rationale 2: The patient will be provided with any respiratory support needed while hospitalized.
Rationale 3: Information regarding the surgery should be shared at the patient's direction, but this is not the next action.
Rationale 4: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are used in treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. Notifying anesthesia is critical because the patient could be at risk for hypoxemia during the surgical procedure and would need careful monitoring during and after the procedure.
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