The nurse is conducting a preoperative assessment on a patient scheduled for gallbladder surgery. The patient reports having a frequent cough producing green sputum for 3 days and denies fever. Upon auscultation, the nurse notes rhonchi throughout the right lung with an occasional expiratory wheeze. Respiratory rate is 20, temperature is 99.8 taken orally, heart rate is 87, and blood pressure is 124/70. What is the nurse’s best action? a) Notify the surgeon to possibly delay the surgery. b) Notify the primary physician about the assessment findings. c) Document the findings and continue the patient through the preoperative phase. d) Wait 1 hour and complete the assessment again.

The nurse is conducting a preoperative assessment on a patient scheduled for gallbladder surgery. The patient reports having a frequent cough producing green sputum for 3 days and denies fever. Upon auscultation, the nurse notes rhonchi throughout the right lung with an occasional expiratory wheeze. Respiratory rate is 20, temperature is 99.8 taken orally, heart rate is 87, and blood pressure is 124/70. What is the nurse’s best action?

a) Notify the surgeon to possibly delay the surgery.
b) Notify the primary physician about the assessment findings.
c) Document the findings and continue the patient through the preoperative phase.
d) Wait 1 hour and complete the assessment again.

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