Author Question: The client asks the nurse during preoperative teaching why he has to receive so many drugs for such ... (Read 62 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The client asks the nurse during preoperative teaching why he has to receive so many drugs for such a simple procedure. How should the nurse explain the goal of using multiple agents to achieve general anesthesia?

1. This method decreases the dosages required for the various anesthetic agents.
2. Temporary amnesia can be produced in order for the client not to remember the procedure.
3. Use of multiple drugs reduces the pain the client feels postoperatively.
4. This method maintains a deep state of anesthesia during the procedure.

Question 2

A nurse assisting the health care provider with chest tube placement prepares lidocaine for which type of anesthesia administration near the insertion site?

1. A regional nerve block
2. Spinal
3. Epidural
4. Infiltration

joanwhite · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The primary goal is not to decrease the dosages required for the various anesthetic agents.
Rationale 2: While the client will not remember the surgery, this is a secondary goal.
Rationale 3: While the reduction of postoperative pain is important, it is a secondary goal.
Rationale 4: Multiple medications are used to achieve rapid induction of anesthesia, maintain deep anesthesia, and promote muscle relaxation. While the client will not remember the surgery or experience pain, these are secondary goals.
Global Rationale: Multiple medications are used to achieve rapid induction of anesthesia, maintain deep anesthesia, and promote muscle relaxation. While the client will not remember the surgery or experience pain, these are secondary goals. The primary goal is not to decrease the dosages required for the various anesthetic agents. While the client will not remember the surgery, this is a secondary goal. While the reduction of postoperative pain is important, it is a secondary goal.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: A nerve block is placed distal to the insertion site.
Rationale 2: Spinal anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.
Rationale 3: Epidural anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.
Rationale 4: The injection of a local anesthetic deep into tissue surrounding a surgical site is called infiltration anesthesia.
Global Rationale: The injection of a local anesthetic deep into tissue surrounding a surgical site is called infiltration anesthesia. A nerve block is placed distal to the insertion site. Spinal anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively. Epidural anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.