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.
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.
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