Which of the following assessments of a client transferred to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)from the operating room would NOT necessarily indicate a postoperative complication to the nurse?

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Postanesthesia nurses are responsible for managing seven areas of risk: ineffective airway clearance,ineffective breathing patterns,aspiration,decreased cardiac output,fluid volume deficit,sensory or perceptual alterations,injury,and altered thought processes.Peripheral cyanosis may be a sign of hypothermia rather than respiratory distress.

Which of the Following Assessments of a Client Transferred to the Post-Anesthesia