The patient tells the nurse, "I'm so nervous. I want to be knocked out for the surgery so that I don't know what is going on
" When the nurse communicates with the surgeon and anesthetist, she tells them that the patient desires which type of anesthesia?
a. Conscious sedation
b. General anesthesia
c. Local anesthesia
d. Regional anesthesia
B
General anesthesia produces rapid unconsciousness and loss of sensation. During conscious sedation, the client feels sleepy but is easily aroused by touch or speech. Regional anesthesia interrupts nerve impulses to and from the affected area, but the patient remains alert. Local anesthesia produces loss of pain sensation at the desired site and is typically used for minor procedures. The client remains alert during local anesthesia.
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