The nurse instructs the client about surgery tomorrow using general anesthesia. Which does the nurse include in client teaching?
1. Request pain medication while the pain is mild.
2. Avoid eating or drinking 2 hours before surgery.
3. Ask for antianxiety medication in operating room.
4. Set up a postoperative visit to see anesthesiologist.
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1. The nurse instructs the client to ask for pain medication while the pain is mild be-cause analgesics are more effective before pain is severe.
2. The nurse instructs the client to avoid food and fluid 6 to 8 hours before the pro-cedure to prevent aspiration of gastric contents.
3. The nurse instructs the client that the client is unconscious in the operating room under general anesthesia; the nurse states the anesthesiologist and surgeon will coor-dinate activities in the operating room to ensure that the client is not feeling pain in the operating room. To avoid unnecessary client upset and distress, the nurse also states that the client will remember nothing, feel nothing, and wake up after the pro-cedure.
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