The nurse is determining which room to put the incoming OR admission- a 42 year old woman who underwent an appendectomy for a ruptured appendix. Which would be the most appropriate roommate for the incoming patient?

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The most appropriate roommate is the patient with acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Acute Renal Failure (ARF). This patient does not have any infectious disease process that would compromise the post op. Because the nurse considers the whole patient, she would not place the incoming post op patient with option D- who may have loud and disturbing behavior as she recovers from withdrawal.

The Nurse Is Determining Which Room to Put the Incoming