A patient planning to receive regional anesthesia asks the nurse if he will be able to watch his total knee replacement. Which of the following is the nurse's best response to this patient?
1. "No, there will be a screen placed and you will be given a sedative to relax you and help you to sleep through the procedure.".
2. "If you would like to watch the procedure, you can.".
3. "The surgeon will not like having you watch her work.".
4. "There will be so many people there, you won't be able to see anything anyway.".
"No, there will be a screen placed and you will be given a sedative to relax you and help you to sleep through the procedure.".
Rationale: If regional anesthesia is being used, the patient will be awake, and therefore a screen is placed to block the patient's view. Sedatives or tranquilizers are administered to decrease the patient's feelings of anxiety and provide sedation. The other responses do not directly answer the patient's question.
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