A client is admitted to the hospital for major surgery. The OR nurse is explaining major routes of applying local anesthesia to the client. Which routes should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
1. Spinal
2. Topical
3. Epidural
4. Tendon block
5. Infiltration
Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 5
Rationale 1: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural.
Rationale 2: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural.
Rationale 3: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural.
Rationale 4: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural.
Rationale 5: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural.
Global Rationale: The five major routes for applying local anesthetics are topical, infiltration, nerve block, spinal, and epidural. A tendon block is not a major route of applying local anesthetics.
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