After discharge from the postanesthesia care unit (PACU),the client returned to the surgical nursing unit at 10:00 AM.It is now 11:30 AM,and the client is not experiencing any complications or difficulties.The nurse will plan to measure the client's vital signs:

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Vital sign monitoring on the postoperative nursing unit should initially be hourly for 4 hours and then every 4 hours.As the client's condition stabilizes,the frequency of assessment will usually decrease to once a shift until discharge.Upon the client's arrival to recovery,the nurse repeats measurement of vital signs every 15 minutes,not for the client who is stable on the surgical nursing unit.The client who is not experiencing any complications or difficulties does not require vital sign measurement every 30 minutes.After the client's vital signs are obtained hourly for 4 hours and remain stable,the client may have his or her vital signs measured every 4 hours.

After Discharge from the Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU),the Client Returned