While Assessing a Patient Who Has Just Arrived in the Postanesthesia

While assessing a patient who has just arrived in the postanesthesia recovery unit (PACU) after a thyroidectomy, the nurse obtains these data. Which information is most important to communicate to the surgeon?

A) The patient is sleepy and hard to arouse.
B) The patient has increasing swelling of the neck.
C) The patient is complaining of 7/10 incisional pain.
D) The patient's cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 112.

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