In addition to facilitating sleep, what is another benefit of sedatives?
a. Increased pain control postoperatively
b. Reduced bronchial secretions
c. Decreased patient anxiety
d. Increased patient alertness
ANS: C
Preoperatively, sedatives will help decrease patient anxiety and facilitate sleep. Sedatives are not long acting enough to affect postoperative pain control. Sedatives do not affect bronchial secretions. Sedatives diminish patient alertness.
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