A woman in labor will receive general anesthesia prior to cesarean section. The nurse reminds the patient that food and fluids need to be restricted for several hours prior to delivery. What will this prevent?
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Vomiting and aspiration
c. Abdominal cramping
d. Intestinal obstruction
ANS: B
The major adverse effect of general anesthesia is aspiration of stomach contents.
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1. Support efforts to make the use of this information mandatory. 2. Become involved in educating prescribers about PGx. 3. Encourage the use of electronic health records that flag PGx results when specific drugs are prescribed. 4. Support efforts to develop and distribute templates or flow sheets that would assist prescribers in making prescribing decisions.