A Patient Has Been Admitted to the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit

Multiple Choice

A patient has been admitted to the post-anesthesia care unit and during assessment, begins to develop shortness of breath and wheezing respirations. Their oxygen saturations are falling. The patient is awake and becomes extremely anxious as they try to breathe. What is the nurse's response?

A) Tell the patient to calm down, they are just being anxious.
B) Reposition the patient on their left side and have them take several deep breaths.
C) Hyperextend the patient's neck and provide oxygen via bag-mask ventilation.
D) Call the physician for an emergency tracheotomy.