The nurse is caring for a preoperative patient. The patient asks the nurse what types of anesthesia cause a loss of sensation in a specific area of the body while the patient remains alert. Which of these responses should the nurse give?
(Select all that apply.)
a. "Epidural anesthesia."
b. "General anesthesia."
c. "Local anesthesia."
d. "Spinal anesthesia."
ANS: A, C, D
Local anesthesia causes a loss of sensation in a specific area of the body while the patient remains alert. Epidural and spinal anesthesia are forms of local anesthesia. General anesthesia causes a loss of consciousness.
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