The nurse provides care for a patient who is 4 hours postoperative after surgery to correct a herniated nucleus pulposus. Which assessment finding causes the nurse to notify the healthcare provider?
A) The patient is drowsy.
B) The patient's respiratory rate is nine breathes per minute.
C) The patient reports pain of 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.
D) The patient's dressing has serosanguinous drainage.
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