A client in labor is concerned about needing a cesarean section and being asleep during the birth of her baby. Which nursing response is most appropriate?

Question

1. "Your anesthesia provider will require that you go to sleep for surgery."
2. "If a cesarean section is needed, that does not necessarily mean you will need to go to sleep for surgery."
3. "We will do our best to make sure you deliver vaginally, so you do not need to have a cesarean section."
4. "If you need a cesarean section, the anesthesia provider will awaken you as soon as possible after delivery so that you can see your baby quickly."

Answer 1

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Explanation:
1. General anesthesia may be needed for cesarean birth and for surgical intervention with some complications. In modern obstetrics, spinal anesthesia is often administered for delivery via cesarean section.
2. While general anesthesia may be needed for cesarean birth and for surgical intervention with some complications, in modern obstetrics, general anesthesia is not used for all obstetric births.
3. Reassuring the client in this manner does not address the erroneous belief that general anesthesia is mandatory for women undergoing cesarean section.
4. Reassuring the client in this manner does not address the erroneous belief that general anesthesia is mandatory for women undergoing cesarean section.