A Client Is Ordered a Preoperative Medication for Preanesthesia and Sedation

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client is ordered a preoperative medication for preanesthesia and sedation. The nurse anticipates that the healthcare provider will order:

• A) secobarbital (Seconal).
• B) mephobarbital (Mebaral).
• C) ramelteon (Rozerem).
• D) flurazepam (Dalmane).

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Definitions:

Functional Fixedness

A cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used, hindering problem-solving.

Intuitions

The ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Framing

involves presenting or structuring information and messages in a way that influences perception and decisions.

Belief Perseverance Phenomenon

The psychological phenomenon where individuals maintain their beliefs despite encountering contradicting evidence or information.