The nurse is performing a preoperative assessment on a patient scheduled for surgery today.The patient reports drinking two glasses of wine daily,smoking one pack of cigarettes daily × 20 years,completing a round of corticosteroids for asthma control 2 days ago,and taking a dose of passion flower extract yesterday.Which action should the nurse take next?

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The use of corticosteroids reduces the body's response to infection and delays healing.Surgery may need to be delayed until the patient has been off the drug approximately 7 days.Providing the patient with information regarding smoking cessation is advisable but is not a priority at this time.Drinking two glasses of wine daily may not be a problem if not contraindicated by the patient's health status.Passion flower extract does not interfere with the surgery and poses no apparent problems.

The Nurse Is Performing a Preoperative Assessment on a Patient