A nurse assesses a postoperative patient 2 days after chest surgery. What findings indicate that the patient requires better pain management ?

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Inadequate pain control can decrease tidal volume and cough effort,leading to complications such as pneumonia with increases in temperature. Poor pain control may lead to confusion through a variety of mechanism,including hypoventilation and poor sleep quality. Stressors such as pain cause increased release of corticosteroids that can result in hyperglycemia.

A Nurse Assesses a Postoperative Patient 2 Days After Chest