The nurse should be cognizant of which important information regarding nerve block analgesia and anesthesia?
a. Most local agents are chemically related to cocaine and end in the suffix -caine.
b. Local perineal infiltration anesthesia is effective when epinephrine is added, but it can be injected only once.
c. Pudendal nerve block is designed to relieve the pain from uterine contractions.
d. Pudendal nerve block, if performed correctly, does not significantly lessen the bearing-down reflex.
Answer: a. Most local agents are chemically related to cocaine and end in the suffix -caine.
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