A morbidly obese adult patient who smokes 2 packs of cigarettes daily was admitted for a major abdominal surgery. Postoperatively, the most appropriate laboratory value that a clinical nurse specialist should monitor that would reflect the patient's respiratory status is the:

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Postoperatively, the most appropriate laboratory value that a clinical nurse specialist should monitor that would reflect the patient's respiratory status is oxygen saturation. Oxygen saturation is a measure of the relationship between hemoglobin and oxygen. It measures the amount of oxygen available to tissues and provides a pulmonary assessment for patients at risk for hypoxia.

A Morbidly Obese Adult Patient Who Smokes 2 Packs of Cigarettes