Exam 32: Anesthesia

To reduce a client's anxiety and ease the induction of general anesthesia,which type of drug may be given prior to or in combination with anesthesia?

The client is receiving a medication to prevent pain during surgery.This is an example of:

When a client is to have anesthesia administered,the nurse must ensure which of the following?

A client's preanesthetic preparation for surgery in which general anesthesia will be administered includes which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

The client has received an injection of a local anesthetic temporarily rendering of a portion of the body insensible to pain.This is an example of:

What is the major difference between an anesthetist and an anesthesiologist?

The nurse is aware that the amount of medication needed to relieve a client's pain depends on which factors?

A client is experiencing a large drop in blood pressure when sitting up or standing,as a complication of residual sympathetic block anesthesia.This is known as:

Benefits of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)include which of the following?

When caring for a client who has undergone general anesthesia,the nurse's immediate priority interventions would include which of the following? (Select all that apply. )

When a client emerges from general anesthesia,which of these side effects of anesthesia may be present?

A client is receiving postsurgical analgesia via epidural block.It is essential that the nurse monitor the client for which of these side effects?

Which of these statements about the functions of an endotracheal tube during general anesthesia is TRUE?

A client is scheduled for surgery at 8 A.M.with general anesthesia.Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?

When sedatives given in combination have a greater effect on the client than any one given individually,the effect is called:

The client has received an injection of a small amount of anesthetic drug into the skin and subcutaneous tissues surrounding a cut.This is an example of:

Which of these complications is peculiar to spinal and epidural regional anesthetics?

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?

The nurse is caring for a client experiencing labor.Which type of anesthesia is MOST likely to be used?

The client has received an anesthetic injected deeper into the body.The nurse is aware that toxicity is an infrequent complication of this type of anesthesia: