The nurse prepares to administer succinylcholine (Anectine) per the medication order. What does the nurse expect after the medication has been administered?
1. Loss of consciousness
2. Light sedation
3. Prevention of muscle contractions
4. Total skeletal muscle relaxation
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Loss of consciousness is incorrect because the only depolarizing blocker is succinylcholine (Anectine), which works by binding to acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions to cause total skeletal muscle relaxation. Succinylcholine is used in surgery for ease of tracheal intubation.
Rationale 2: Light sedation is incorrect because the only depolarizing blocker is succinylcholine (Anectine), which works by binding to acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions to cause total skeletal muscle relaxation. Succinylcholine is used in surgery for ease of tracheal intubation.
Rationale 3: Prevention of muscle contractions is incorrect because the only depolarizing blocker is succinylcholine (Anectine), which works by binding to acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions to cause total skeletal muscle relaxation. Succinylcholine is used in surgery for ease of tracheal intubation.
Rationale 4: The only depolarizing blocker is succinylcholine (Anectine), which works by binding to acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions to cause total skeletal muscle relaxation. Succinylcholine is used in surgery for ease of tracheal intubation.
Global Rationale: The only depolarizing blocker is succinylcholine (Anectine), which works by binding to acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions to cause total skeletal muscle relaxation. Succinylcholine is used in surgery for ease of tracheal intubation.
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