A patient recovering from surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit begins to thrash in bed and pull at the endotracheal tube and IV lines.For which health problem should the nurse provide care for this patient?

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Until its effects wear off,anesthesia can alter neurologic function.Patients may arrive in the PACU awake,arousable,or sleeping.Patients who are sleeping should become more alert during their stay in the PACU.As they emerge from anesthesia,they may become agitated or wild acting for a short time; this is called emergence delirium.Once resolved,the patient returns to calm state and has no recollection of the episode.A.B.C.The patient recovering from anesthesia is not experiencing delusions,sundowning,or hallucinations.

A Patient Recovering from Surgery in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit