A nurse assisting the health care provider with chest tube placement prepares lidocaine for which type of anesthesia administration near the insertion site?
1. A regional nerve block
2. Spinal
3. Epidural
4. Infiltration
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: A nerve block is placed distal to the insertion site.
Rationale 2: Spinal anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.
Rationale 3: Epidural anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.
Rationale 4: The injection of a local anesthetic deep into tissue surrounding a surgical site is called infiltration anesthesia.
Global Rationale: The injection of a local anesthetic deep into tissue surrounding a surgical site is called infiltration anesthesia. A nerve block is placed distal to the insertion site. Spinal anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively. Epidural anesthetics are injected into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and epidural space, respectively.
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