The nurse is doing an assessment of a patient who has returned from a cardiac catheterization and had conscious sedation.The nurse should report which of the following findings?

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Conscious sedation uses IV drugs to reduce pain intensity or awareness without a loss of reflexes.A complication may be excessive sedation approaching that of general anesthesia.The patient should be easily aroused.

The Nurse Is Doing an Assessment of a Patient Who