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A 33-Year-Old Female,who Had a Dilation and Curettage (D&C)with Laparoscopic

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A 33-year-old female,who had a dilation and curettage (D&C) with laparoscopic tubal ligation and has been in phase II recovery for 3 hours,collapsed while sitting on the toilet.The perianesthesia nurse had recently finished giving the patient her discharge instructions and helped her dress.The patient was assessed for loss of consciousness and airway patency.What action should the phase II nurse take next?


A) Transfer the patient back to phase I PACU and begin airway interventions.
B) Determine if the patient has resedated and is a candidate for a dose of naloxone.
C) Begin airway interventions; revert to phase I criteria.
D) Initiate a cardiac arrest call and get the code cart; prepare to intubate.

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