Author Question: To reduce a client's anxiety and ease the induction of general anesthesia, which type of drug may be ... (Read 42 times)

piesebel · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

To reduce a client's anxiety and ease the induction of general anesthesia, which type of drug may be given prior to or in combination with anesthesia?

a. analgesia c. barbiturate
b. antiemetic d. sedative

Question 2

During the immediate postpartum period, a client's fundus is firmly contracted, midline, and at the appropriate level, but she is exhibiting an excessive amount of bleeding. The nurse should suspect the cause of bleeding to be:

a. a full bladder c. breastfeeding
b. ambulation d. cervical or vaginal tears

mcinincha279 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Sedation is administered to clients to decrease awareness of events, to relieve anxiety, to control the physiologic changes accompanying anxiety, and to ease the induction of general anesthesia. Sedative drugs can be used alone, or they can be used in combination to produce a synergistic effect (creating an effect greater than that of a single drug).

Answer to Question 2

D
Postpartum hemorrhage can occur rapidly and may not be recognized until the client is in shock. It can either be early, within the first 24 hours, or late, within the first 1 to 2 weeks after birth, but may occur up to 6 weeks after the birth. It can be caused by cervical or vaginal tears, prolonged labor, clotting disorders, manual removal of the placenta, or overdistention of the uterus.