During the preoperative assessment of a patient scheduled for a colon resection, the patient tells the nurse about using St. John's wort to prevent depression. The nurse should alert the staff in the postanesthesia recovery area that the patient may
A) have more postoperative bleeding than expected.
B) take longer to recover from the anesthesia.
C) have hypertensive episodes.
D) experience increased pain.
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