A client is scheduled to have general anesthesia for a surgical procedure. The client asks the nurse about being awake during surgery. What is the nurse's BEST response?
a. "The anesthesiologist can give you specific information about the effects of the anesthesia selected."
b. "Just relax. You'll be fine."
c. "I'm not sure. Better talk to your anesthesiologist."
d. "With a general anesthetic you will be asleep during surgery."
A
General anesthesia produces significant effects on the body: unconsciousness, complete insensibility to pain, amnesia, motionlessness, and muscle relaxation. General anesthesia also produces loss of control of vital functions, such as maintaining an airway, breathing and maintaining heart rate, and regulating temperature; these functions are controlled by the anesthesia provider when general anesthesia is administered.
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