The preoperative nurse who is providing patient teaching to a 49-year-old patient who is scheduled to undergo a right-side inguinal surgery repair
The nurse informs the patient that the American Society of Anesthesiologists recommend that patients undergoing surgery with a general anesthesia fast from meat and fried foods for how many hours before surgery? a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8
D
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) provides recommendations on fluid and food intake before procedures requiring general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or sedation/analgesia. The ASA recommendations include fasting from intake of clear liquids for 2 or more hours, and a light meal of toast and clear liquids for 6 hours. The patient also cannot have any meat or fried foods 8 hours before surgery, unless explicitly specified by the anesthesiologist or surgeon.
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