The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ).Which assessment would be a cue to the patient developing postoperative pneumonia?

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Change in the character of sputum may signal the development of a respiratory infection in the patient with COPD.Additional symptoms include anxiety,wheezing,chest tightness,tachypnea,tachycardia,fatigue,malaise,confusion,fever,and sleeping difficulties.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Postoperative Patient with Chronic