The nurse is providing preoperative teaching to a patient for whom a cesarean birth under general anesthesia is scheduled for the next day. Which statement by the patient indicates that she requires additional information? "General anesthesia:
1. "Can be accomplished with inhaled gases."
2. "Usually involves administering medication into my IV."
3. "Will provide good pain relief after the birth."
4. "Takes effect faster than an epidural."
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Rationale 1: General anesthesia can be accomplished via inhalation, intravenous injection, or a combination of the two.
Rationale 2: General anesthesia can be accomplished via inhalation, intravenous injection, or a combination of the two.
Rationale 3: General anesthesia provides no pain relief after birth, as regional anesthesia does.
Rationale 4: General anesthesia takes effect very quickly.
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